Dodoma. Tanzania is set to build a bridge that will connect mainland to the Islands of Zanzibar to ease movement of goods and people, which if undertaken, the 50 km bridge will be the first in Africa This was said by the deputy minister of Works and Transport Godfrey Kasekenya in Parliament today April 28, adding that talks that…
BBC chairman Richard Sharp on Friday announced his resignation after an inquiry found he had breached rules for failing to declare his involvement in arranging a loan for then prime minister Boris Johnson. “I feel that this matter may well be a distraction from the Corporation’s good work were I to remain in post until the end of my…
Summary The Tanzanians, most of whom are students who were studying in Sudan, had to be evacuated after fighting broke out between the Sudanese Army (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) An ATCL Dreamliner plane touched down at the Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam today at 9:15 PM carrying some 206 Tanzanians who have been…
The international team found that the long rains season was turning drier and the short rains season was becoming wetter due to climate change. By Associated Press The ongoing drought in Eastern Africa has been made worse by human-induced climate change, which also made it much likelier to occur in the first place, an international team of climate scientists…
From 3 to 4 May, the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University of Rabat is organising, in collaboration with the University of Aix-Marseille and the CNRS, the 13th edition of the Arbois and Mediterranean Round Tables in Aix-en-Provence, on the theme of “Hydrogen tomorrow: myths and realities”. This edition will bring together elected officials, industrial leaders, research and innovation players, students…
The 2023 edition of the prestigious African Banker Awards ceremony is set to spotlight SMEs, women and gender. A new category has been introduced to recognise efforts towards bolstering financial inclusion of women across the continent. African Banker magazine has announced today the shortlist of nominees for this year’s edition of its African Banker Awards. Since their inception in…
Nigeria’s president-elect Bola Tinubu has made the right noises about reform but investors should remain cautious. Opinion by Selebia Etomi Foreign investors may feel guardedly optimistic as Nigeria’s president-elect Bola Tinubu prepares for office, since he has professed a willingness to introduce much-needed reforms to improve the business environment. Caution, though, must be the watchword, given uncertainty over how…
More than 530 people had been flown to safety on six flights as of Wednesday night The UK Foreign Secretary is urging British citizens in war-torn Sudan to make their way to the airfield “as soon as possible” as evacuation flights can no longer be guaranteed once the ceasefire expires. James Cleverly said more than 530 people had been…
With around 2,800 nationals in Sudan, Indians are one of the largest Asian communities in the civil war torn country With around 2,800 nationals in Sudan, Indians are one of the largest Asian communities in the civil war torn country. Sudan has been engulfed in a conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and rival paramilitary force – Rapid…
Author | Melanie Boehi A prophet has no honour in their homeland, goes the biblical adage. But of the many places that journalist, author and activist ruth weiss has lived – Germany (where she was born), South Africa, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), Britain, Zambia and Denmark – which is her home? On 28 April, South Africa’s president will bestow…
A series of blunders by controversial televangelist Paul Mackenzie and his aides made his freedom short-lived after he was released by a court last month, leading to the discovery of mass graves in Kilifi’s Shakahola village. On March 23, Mackenzie had left a Malindi court a happy man after securing freedom on a Sh10,000 police bond in a case…
President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday called on Ugandan MPs to “reconsider” draconian anti-gay legislation passed by parliament last month and widely condemned in the West. The Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023 promises harsh penalties against anyone who engages in same-sex activity. “I return the bill to Parliament for reconsideration,” Museveni wrote in a letter to the house. The president has faced widespread…
Summary Police have spent days scouring the Shakahola forest near the coastal town of Malindi after receiving a tip-off about a cult led by Paul Mackenzie Nthenge, who urged his followers to starve to death in order to find God Malindi. Kenyan investigators on Tuesday exhumed 10 more bodies from mass graves linked to a starvation cult, bringing the…
Summary Mr Chialo was born in Bonn in 1970 as the son of the late Tanzanian Ambassador Isaya Mr Chialo, who served many years in Germany, China and Japan during his career Berlin. Mr Joe Chialo has been appointed Berlin’s first cultural minister with Tanzanian roots, marking a first in German and European politics. Mr Chialo was born in…
Leaders on the continent have vowed that if there is another pandemic, they won’t be shut out of the vaccine market. By Stephanie Nolen Just 3 percent of all Covid-19 vaccine doses delivered in 2021 went to Africa, home to a fifth of the world’s population, according to the World Health Organization. In the vast debacle of global vaccine…
Sudan’s warring factions agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire starting today, while Western, Arab and Asian nations raced to extract their citizens from the country. The Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) said the U.S. and Saudi Arabia mediated the truce. U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced the agreement first and said it followed two days of intense negotiations. The two…
Military flights will take ‘thousands’ of nationals with a UK passport out of the country as three-day ceasefire comes into effect The UK government will begin evacuating British citizens trapped in Sudan today, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said after he was accused of ‘abandoning’ thousands of civilians in the war-torn country. Military flights will now evacuate at least 2,000…
CRDB Bank Chief Executive Officer has been named as one of the 25 leaders with a great economic contribution to Africa. The recognition by UK’s African Leadership Magazine (ALM) came almost five years since he was appointed head of the largest lender in the country. ALM Magazine, Group Managing Editor Mr Kingsley Okeke said the list of these leaders…
Three men have been arrested in South Africa for stealing a 2.5-meter (8-feet) long Nile crocodile worth about $1,300 from a farm in the North West province, police said Monday. The men, who are all aged between 20 and 35, are believed to have used a pick-up truck to take the animal from a crocodile farm in the Hartbeesfontein…
Kenyan President William Ruto on Monday vowed to crack down on “unacceptable” religious movements after police discovered the bodies of 51 people suspected of belonging to a Christian cult that practised starvation. A major search is underway in a forest near the coastal town of Malindi where dozens of corpses were exhumed over the weekend, with authorities fearing more…
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan police have recovered 58 bodies from mass graves in the Shakahola forest in eastern Kenya, thought to be followers of a Christian cult who believed they would go to heaven if they starved themselves, the inspector general of police said on Monday. ___ Source here
A cheetah brought from South Africa to India has died, wildlife officials said, the second such death within a month in a country where the big spotted cat was declared extinct seven decades ago. So far, 12 cheetahs from South Africa and eight from Namibia have been brought to India after its top court ruled in 2020 that the…
Summary The World Health Organisation has declared the country the best performer in the Covid-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership among 34 African nations whose vaccination rates were below 10 percent by January 2022 Dar es Salaam. Until early 2021, Tanzania was a Covid-19 denier, but two years later, the World Health Organisation (WHO) now ranks the country as the best…
American vocal harmony group Boyz II Men is set to headline the second edition of the Stanbic Yetu Festival set for June 10, 2023. This will be their first-ever Africa tour and they will later proceed to Uganda and South Africa. In what promises to be a concert to remember, there are three categories of tickets for those who…
Dar es Salaam has been ranked as the 85th wealthiest city in the world and 12th in Africa, boosted by growth in the number of high net worth individuals (HNWI) by 20 percent in the last decade. The World’s Wealthiest Cities 2023 report by consultancy New World Wealth and Henley Partners placed Tanzania’s commercial capital city among the top…
Summary “Life in Khartoum is impossible if this war does not stop,” said Alawya al-Tayeb, 33, on her way out of the city Khartoum. Thousands of residents fled from Sudan’s capital where witnesses reported bodies in the streets and embassies said more than 270 civilians had been killed in battles between the army and paramilitaries by Thursday, with no…
The global aquaculture therapeutics market is expected to reach $4190.3 million by 2032, up from $1634.8 million in 2022, at a 9.9% CAGR during the forecast period. The growing need for effective aquaculture treatment is expected to drive up demand for aquaculture therapeutics. Furthermore, the rising prevalence of bacterial illnesses among aquaculture species drives the aquaculture therapeutics market growth. Aquaculture Therapeutics…
Young football talents in Nigeria and Africa in general who have been yearning for an avenue to showcase their God-given skills have been provided with a platform through which their dreams could be realized. Three partners: the Abu Salami Media, 1XBet, and David Adeleke (Davido) have teamed up with a plan to launch a model football talent hunt programme…
TANZANIAN fintech startups have an opportunity to participate in the global open innovation competition, called Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI) that drives innovative solutions to solve tomorrow’s payment and commerce challenges. Fintech refers to the integration of technology into offerings by financial services companies to improve their use and delivery to consumers. “The Visa Everywhere Initiative is a platform that…
Summary Dr Stergomena Tax, the minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, said so far no Tanzanian living in Sudan has been affected by the fight Dodoma. The government yesterday allayed fears over the safety of Tanzanians in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum. Dr Stergomena Tax, the minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, said so far no…
Maria Nkhoma, who lives in the southern Malawi district of Balaka, recalls a time she would miss classes because there wasn’t enough food at home. With no food, the 17-year-old who is now in secondary school would remain at home to take care of domestic chores as her parents went around in search of menial jobs to feed their…
The United Nations suggested on Wednesday that instead of focusing solely on the growing global population, it is imperative to consider women’s reproductive rights to bolster “demographic resilience.” The UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, has recognized that there is a significant level of concern regarding the global population, expected to reach a maximum of approximately 10.4 billion…
Netflix’s highly popular reality show, Young, Famous, and African, is making a much-anticipated return to screens on May 19, 2023, with a second season. Fans of the show are eagerly anticipating the return of their favorite African celebrities as well as the introduction of new cast members. The show, which follows the glamorous lives of African celebrities from six…
A major meeting this week brought together farmers, bankers, governments and development partners from across Africa and beyond to discuss ways to ensure smallholder farmers, the backbone of the region’s food system, have access to the finance they need to improve and scale up sustainable forest and farm management practices. The three day African Regional Exchange was organized by…
EUROPE-BASED Zimbabwean academic, writer and poet Mthulisi Ndlovu (27) is set to publish a children’s book titled Maria Goes To Africa, which he says is based on Afrocentric history paying more attention to Zimbabwe. Ndlovu told NewsDay Life & Style that the book series, to be published in July by Ubuntu Afro-Publishers in collaboration with a Europe-based publisher, will…
DJ Black Coffee is undeniably one of South Africa’s biggest exports and the most successful Mzansi stars The Grammy Award-winning music producer recently showed his fans that hard work pays when he rocked pricey sneakers Fans took to his timeline to laud him for his impressive fashion style and for always rocking pricey designers Celebrities always go above and…
Summary The United Nations has warned of a humanitarian crisis in the country, including the near collapse of the health system.Some health facilities were reportedly being looted and others being used for military purposes, he said.In separate comments earlier on Tuesday, the WHO said it had documented three attacks against healthcare facilities. The World Health Organisation’s chief on Tuesday…
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Hunger is soaring and spreading across West Africa, with some 48 million people, a 10-year-high, facing food insecurity in the conflict-riddled region, the United Nations warned Tuesday. Driven primarily by violence as well as the economic fallout from COVID-19 and inflation, food insecurity has heavily impacted Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, northern Nigeria and Mauritania, U.N….
South Africa with 605,097 tons worth $317.57 million was Iran’s main trade partner in the African continent during the period. It was followed by Mozambique with 394.3 tons worth $189.17 million and Ghana with 313,433 tons worth $164.65 million. Data released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration show Iran exported 2.37 million tons of goods worth $1.15…
Summary Inclination to violence and brutality, identity crises, perversion, and distaste of education and religion, are all being infused into societies by the use of information Globally, information has grown to become a valuable commodity for trade as well as a means of patterning societies’ and people’s lives and affairs. As such information oftentimes is potential money, as there…
Summary The target of mining contributing 10 percent of GDP is expected to be surpassed soon Dar es Salaam. The government yesterday signed Framework Agreements worth $667 million (about Sh1.54 trillion) with three mining firms in a landmark development that would see Tanzania surpassing its target of mining contributing at least ten percent of the economy. The government’s target…
Fighting between the army and paramilitaries in Sudan has killed around 200 people and wounded 1,800, damaging hospitals and hampering aid after three days of urban warfare. A weeks-long power struggle exploded into deadly violence Saturday between the forces of two generals who seized power in a 2021 coup: Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy, Mohamed…
Summary The government is continuing inspecting warehouses and shops to identify other harmful pesticides Dar es Salaam. The government has banned the use of 44 pesticides that are harmful to human health and the environment, deputy Agriculture minister, Anthony Mavunde, told the Parliament yesterday. He was responding to a question from Special Seats MP, Asha Abdullah Juma, who sought…
The U.S. secretary of state says a U.S. diplomatic convoy came under fire in Sudan, where the country’s armed forces and a powerful rival have been battling for control since the weekend KHARTOUM, Sudan — Washington’s top diplomat said Tuesday that a U.S. Embassy convoy came under fire in Sudan and denounced “indiscriminate military operations” as the country’s armed…
African Guarantee Fund and the Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA) have launched a partnership to promote financial innovation, access to responsible carbon finance, and investments in clean cooking companies and programs. In line with our mission, AGF will work through selected financial institutions to carry out the goals of the partnership. Both organizations will focus on markets in East, Southern,…
Summary The professor has been in academic teaching and research for nearly 47 years since April 1976 ________________ Meet Prof Verdiana-Grace Masanja, a woman with many titles. Prof Masanja is the first Tanzanian woman to get a PhD in Mathematics and the first female Maths professor in the country. She was also the first black woman from Sub-Saharan Africa…
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) was on Monday morning closed by the Kenya Airports Authority after a Singapore Airlines cargo plane developed mechanical glitches, putting its single runway under the spotlight. The KAA announced in a statement on Twitter that the plane failed to take off following a bird strike that caused an engine glitch. “We would like to…
As presently constructed, Kenya stands as East Africa’s second largest economy in terms of overall GDP, second only to Ethiopia. However, Kenya’s spot as the subcontinent’s second largest economy could change within the next decade owing to the rate at which East Africa’s 3rd largest economy, Tanzania is growing. This prediction is based on a report issued by the…
The government of Tanzania, the African Development Bank, and the French Development Agency (AFD) have signed agreements for two development project loans worth $300 million. The funds will finance the construction of the 87.8-megawatt Kakono Hydropower Plant located in Kagera region in the northern part of Tanzania. The project also received a grant of EURO 36 million from the…
This month TNT Africa (DStv Channel 137) is celebrating its 100th anniversary of Warner Bros. with a global centennial campaign Celebrating Every Story “We’re proud to play a part in celebrating a century of film with Warner Bros. Studios this month – and seeing the exciting plans the global team has lined up for the rest of the year,”…
Paul Theron, MD at Vestact Asset Management, and South African fashion designer David Tlale speak to The Money Show’s Bruce Whitfield about French multinational LVMH. A 5% rise in LVMH’s share price in mid-April saw the company’s market capitalisation reach $486 billion, briefly ranking it as the world’s 10th-biggest company. The luxury-brand powerhouse also becomes the first European company…
Moroccan international Achraf Hakimi has been a trending topic on all media platforms across the world, in the last few days. This was after his wife, a TV model, discovered he owns ‘nothing’ despite earning millions of Euros in his football career. Hakimi is a football player with Paris Saint Germain (PSG) and the Moroccan national football team which…
Nearly 100 civilians have died and hundreds wounded in ongoing battles between Sudan’s regular army and a powerful paramilitary force after long-running bitter brinkmanship spilled into conflict. At its heart lies two rival generals, army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, commander of the large and heavily armed paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), formed from…
__________________ Four people were on Thursday found dead and nearly a dozen others hospitalised in Kenya’s coastal Kilifi county, after being rescued while waiting the imminent end of the world. __________________ The victims who are believed to be members of Pastor Paul Mackenzie’s Good News International Church say they had been told to fast to avoid “apocalyptic damnation”, the…
Convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester is expected to appear before the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court this morning following his repatriation from Tanzania on Thursday. The Mangaung Correctional Centre escapee was re-arrested by the South African Police Service on his arrival into the country and immediately transported to a C-Max prison where he is under the Department of Correctional Service…
Summary ____ Egypt says Ethiopia is deliberately delaying talks on Nile dispute so as to “buy time” in order to continue filling its giant dam being built on River Nile. “It is regrettable that Ethiopian officials continue to express their unwillingness to resume negotiations under the auspices of the African Union (AU) in a new attempt to buy time…
Cele told the media that the three were nabbed while on their way to another country from Tanzania and were in possession of several passports with different aliases. Former South Coaster and celebrity doctor, Dr Nandipha Magudumana was arrested in Tanzania along with Thabo Bester, dubbed the ‘Facebook rapist’ last Friday. This comes after it was revealed that Bester,…
India is set to become the world’s most populous country on April 14 (today), a title China has held for decades. Faced with a large – and growing ¬– population of more than 1.4 billion, India’s family planning service is under pressure to maintain a decreasing fertility rate. A UN forecast predicts that on April 14, 2023, the Indian…
Summary The anti-homosexuality MPs, who have appear to have broad support from the government and religious leaders as well as the general public, want the offenders to also face death penalty if found guilty Tanzanian MPs are pushing for a new anti-homosexuality law that would impose harsher penalties for same-sex (LGBTQ) relationships, a move that would promote African values…
African business tycoons top the black billionaires 2023 list ___ The 2023 Forbes Billionaires List stands as a powerful testament to the increasing wealth and success of black individuals worldwide. With each passing year, the list continues to expand, showcasing the growing influence and power of black people on a global scale. Below are the notable black individuals who…
Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has expressed joy over the phenomenal growth of his junior colleague, Rema. He said the youngster’s musical exploits made him believe in “miracles”. Davido stated this in a recent interview with Kiss FM, London, United Kingdom. The Omo Baba Olowo crooner, while recounting how Rema used to come to his mansion…
Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva promised Thursday that “Brazil is back!” during a state visit to China aimed at strengthening trade ties and winning support for his push for peace in Ukraine. The veteran leftist, who arrived in Shanghai on Wednesday night, is seeking to reposition Brazil as a key global player after four years of relative…
London, Apr. 13 (BNA): A keenly-watched malaria vaccine from Oxford University has secured its first approval, in Ghana, as the African country ramps up efforts to combat the mosquito-borne disease that kills a child every minute. The effort is one of several focused on addressing the disease that kills over 600,000 each year, most of them children in Africa….
A man serving a life sentence for murder and rape who escaped from a top-security prison with help from guards by faking his own burning death has been brought back to South Africa early Thursday after going on the run with his girlfriend A man serving a life sentence for murder and rape who escaped from a top-security prison…
Unguja. The Zanzibar government has on Friday April 7 assured international travelers that the Isle is safe and open for business. Tourism minister Simai Mohamed Said said there had been no reported cases or threats of Marburg virus in Zanzibar, and as such noted that the country was welcoming travelers as usual. In an official statement, Mr Simai noted…
Summary What started off as a story about a Spanish man who fell in love with Tanzania turned out to be the start of a major business franchise that has revolutionized the industry in the country. What started off as a story about a Spanish man who fell in love with Tanzania turned out to be the start of…
The ambassador, Jan Christian Gordon Kricke, has been in the role since July 2021, and the government gave no official explanation for his expulsion Germany’s ambassador to Chad will be expelled within 48 hours for his “impolite attitude” and “non-respect of diplomatic practices”, the government in N’Djamena said in a statement Friday. The ambassador, Jan Christian Gordon Kricke, has…
A hefty war chest, “best national organization that worked for him and the ground game” are the factors which Bola Tinubu emerged victorious at the 2023 presidential election, American diplomat Johnnie Carson has asserted. Mr. Carson co-led National Democratic Institute (NDI) and International Republican Institute (IRI), International Election Observation Mission to Nigeria during the elections. On Thursday, Carson, an…
ROME — Pope Francis, hospitalized recently with bronchitis, skipped the traditional Good Friday nighttime procession at the Colosseum because of chilly weather in Rome, staying instead at his home at the Vatican while thousands of faithful turned out for the torchlit event. This Good Friday was the first time a pontiff was a no-show at the Colosseum Way of…
Story by Ben Turner The Benin Bronzes — some roughly 3,000 stunning bronze artworks sculpted by African metalsmiths between the 16th and 19th centuries — were crafted from metal mined from Germany’s Rhineland region, a new study finds. Researchers had long suspected that the masterfully crafted sculptures — created by the Edo people of the Kingdom of Benin, now…
‘The reasons provided for denying our request are inexplicable,’ the South African justice ministry said. A court in the United Arab Emirates denied South Africa’s plea to extradite Atul and Rajesh Gupta, the brothers wanted in the African nation on charges of money laundering and fraud. The arrest warrant against the Guptas has also been cancelled, Ronald Lamola, South…
Tripoli (AFP) – In a Tripoli arcade, players banter amid the bleeping and music of video games. Isolated by decades of dictatorship and post-revolution chaos, Libyan gamers are finally taking on the world. It’s late at night in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, and in the suburb of Tajoura, teenagers with headphones clamped to their ears gaze into…
Sony Group Corporation has announced the establishment of Sony Research Inc., as a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation with the mission to “pioneer the future of creation.” As communicated at the R&D Strategy Briefing in December 2022, Sony Research will undertake research and development of unprecedented disruptive technologies that aims to empower creators around the world to…
The Spanish initiative is in line with the aims of the $8.5-billion Just Energy Transition Partnership between South Africa and funding partners including France, Germany, the US, UK and the European Union. Spain is providing 2.1 billion euros ($2.3 billion) to help fund South Africa’s energy transition and water needs, even as some of the world’s richest nations struggle…
by Michelle Lochner, University of the Western Cape New telescopes with unprecedented sensitivity and resolution are being unveiled around the world – and beyond. Among them are the Giant Magellan Telescope under construction in Chile, and the James Webb Space Telescope, which is parked a million and a half kilometres out in space. This means there is a wealth…
Summary A total of 212 people who were suspected to have contacts with the patients were so far traced and 35 of them have already been released Dar es Salaam. One patient among those diagnosed with Marburg virus in Kagera region was discharged yesterday, making him the first recovered case from the killer disease that was reported last month….
Former US President Donald Trump faces 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree, felony charges that could land him in prison for up to four years on each count. That’s according to a newly unsealed indictment issued by a New York grand jury last week. The indictment marks the first time in U.S. history a current…