Govt bans export of metallic mineral concentrates, ore from Tanzania | Le gouvernement tanzanien interdit l’exportation de concentrés minéraux métalliques

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[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Tanzania has with immediate effect banned the export of mineral concentrates and ores for metallic minerals so that stakeholders in mineral beneficiation activities within the country can carry out smelting and refining of minerals locally. All the … Read More

Tanzania and India exempt visa for diplomatic/service passport holders

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Holders of diplomatic and official/service passports of Tanzania and India no longer require visa to travel to either of the two countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation announced in Dares Salaam. It said implementation of the … Read More

Tanzania earthquake causes death and damage

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An earthquake measuring 5.7 on Saturday hit Bukoba region in Tanzania killing at least 10 people and injuring about 200. The earthquake had a depth of 10 km, covering an area of 42 kilometres north west of Bukoba, an area … Read More

Tanzania, Uganda agree to construct oil pipeline

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli and Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni  announced on Tuesday a bilateral deal to construct a 1,120-kilometre oil pipeline from northern Tanzania’s port of Tanga on the Indian Ocean to … Read More

Chinese language added to Tanzania school curriculum

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Vocational Training has introduced a Chinese language teaching programme saying the move is aimed at meeting local market demands for innovation in science and technology. The programme … Read More

Tanzania: Telecom revenue tops US$1.3bn in Tanzania

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s telecom market will reach US$1.3 billion in revenue this year, according to a new study released by Pyramid Research, indicating that mobile voice services will continue to be the major revenue contributor generating … Read More

Tanzania: President Magufuli swears in new Tanzanian cabinet

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli swore in on Saturday his cabinet of 15 ministers and 15 deputy ministers at a ceremony held at the State House in Dar es Salaam. The president announced the … Read More

Seven African countries among 20 most targeted worldwide by cyber-criminals

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Check Point Software Technologies has released the October 2015 statistics for its Threat Cloud World Cyber Threat Map, which found that Tanzania was the most attacked country in the world that month in cyber-crime. … Read More

Tanzanians vote for new President

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Some 23 million voters headed to the polls last Sunday as Tanzania holds what is considered to be the most keenly-contested general elections since its independence 54 years ago. The interest in the elections, … Read More

Tanzania: Tanzanians mark 53 years of independence

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanians Tuesday celebrated 53 years of independence of their mainland (formerly known as Tanganyika) from British colonial rule with a military parade, colourful callisthenics and other cultural performances, but a big question mark remained … Read More

Tanzania: Tanzanians celebrate 15th anniversary of Nyerere’s passing

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanians were on public holiday Tuesday to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the passing of the East African nation’s founding father, Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere. Since 1999 when Nyerere died aged 77 at Saint … Read More

Tanzania: Mobile-based tools bringing education to millions in Africa – Report

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The ubiquity of mobile phones is providing a new low cost tool for teaching in some of the poorest communities, according to a news update published Thursday by global telecoms industry monitor Pyramid Research. … Read More

Tanzania: National debt burden bulges to over US$14b

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s external debt stock swelled to over US$14 billion at the end of June 2014, on account of new disbursements and accumulation of interest arrears, the central bank said in a new report released … Read More

Tanzania: Tanzania’s Diaspora return to roots

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Thousands of Tanzanians from the Diaspora will hold their first-ever conference in Tanzania on August 14-15, 2014 with the aim of establishing an inclusive agenda for their participation in the country’s development. Put together by the … Read More

Tanzania: President Kikwete urges Japanese airlines to fly to Africa

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – If Japanese commercial airlines started regular flights to Tanzania or any other African country, holidaymakers from Southeast Asian countries could boost tourism on the continent, according to Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete. During discussion at … Read More

Tanzania: Mobile phone networks promote mobile money payments among customers

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Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Mobile phone networks — Tigo, Airtel and Zantel — signed this week a pioneering agreement to allow their customers in Tanzania to send money to each other whether using Tigo Pesa, Airtel Money or … Read More

Tanzania: World’s women judges ponder over equal access to justice

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Poverty is the biggest hindrance to any effort intended to ensure equal access to justice, particularly in developing countries, Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, said Monday at a gathering of women legal luminaries from … Read More

Tanzania marks 50 years of progressive merger

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanians celebrated, on Saturday, the Golden Jubilee of the union which, 50 years ago, gave the East African nation a new name following the merger of mainland Tanganyika and the offshore Zanzibar Islands, as … Read More

Tanzania: Central Corridor to facilitate transport in Eastern, Central Africa

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Growth of landlocked countries depends on the growth and ability of adjacent coastal countries to put in place infrastructure for trade facilitation as a prerequisite for development, Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete said in Dar … Read More

ACHPR condemns coerced sterilization of women living with HIV

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Photo: voanews PANA Lusaka, Zambia – The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has condemned the coerced sterilisation of women living with HIV as a blatant violation of their fundamental rights, which are guaranteed under the African Charter … Read More

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