1.5 million-year-old bone tools discovered in Tanzania rewrite the history of human evolution: The ancestors of humans started making tools about 3.3 million years ago. First they made them out of stone, then they switched to bone as a raw material. Until recently, the earliest clear evidence of bone tool making was from sites in …
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What’s east Africa’s position on the Israel-Hamas war? An expert unpacks the reactions of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda: The reactions of some east African countries to the ongoing conflict in Gaza have been less dramatic than South Africa’s. South Africa’s parliament has passed a resolution calling for the closure of its embassy in Tel Aviv. …
Conflict between humans and wildlife in Tanzania is being poorly managed – and climate change is making things worse: Elephants are being forced into confrontations with humans Wikimedia Commons Human-wildlife conflicts are a challenge for authorities in African countries where people live near protected areas. Programmes for communities to participate in wildlife tourism and share …
Baby deaths in Tanzania: being born in a city no longer increases their chances of survival: A newborn baby holds a father's finger. Getty Images Five million children under five years old died in 2021. Of these, nearly half occurred within the first month – a time of high vulnerability. Sub-Saharan Africa had the highest …
Tanzania has moved its capital from Dar after a 50-year wait – but is Dodoma ready?: Tanzania designated Dodoma as it’s new capital following a public referendum 50 years ago. GettyImages Tanzania designated Dodoma as its new capital in place of the seaside city of Dar es Salaam following a public referendum 50 years ago. …
Tanzania is ruled with impunity – four key issues behind calls for constitutional reform: Tanzanian opposition politician Freeman Mbowe (left) flashes a victory sign at a public rally in January 2023. Michael Jamson/AFP via Getty Images Tanzania’s president issued a statement in June 2016 announcing a ban on political rallies outside campaign periods. The ban …
Tanzania has ditched school rankings. It should replace them with something more useful: Tanzania school pupils While announcing the results of the 2022 Certificate of Secondary School Examination, Tanzania’s National Examination Council did not provide school rankings for the first time in decades. School rankings have been announced for national primary and secondary school exams …
Samia Suluhu Hassan is reforming Tanzania – it’s winning her fans but boosting the opposition: Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan. Drew Angerer/Getty Images A series of political manoeuvres by Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan have set the east African country on an unfamiliar, yet hopeful, political path. Since her elevation to the presidency two years …
Tanzania: opposition rallies are finally unbanned – but this doesn’t mean democratic reform is coming: Supporters of Tanzania's main opposition party Chadema wave during a rally in Mwanza. Michael Jamson/AFP via Getty Images In Tanzania, the political rally is back. Chadema, Tanzania’s leading opposition party, held mass rallies outside the official election campaign for the …
Pregnant students in Tanzania may stay in school according to a new ruling by African child rights experts: Gettyimages The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of Children recently made what experts call a landmark ruling. The committee is a regional quasi-judicial organ of the African Union. Its task is to monitor …
Tanzania and Zambia want to upgrade the ‘Uhuru Railway’ – but can they?: July 1976: President Nyerere (right) watches as President Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia greets Chinese Vice-Premier Sun Chien at the handing over ceremony of the Tanzania-Zambia railway. Photo by Keystone/Getty Images Half a century ago, the Tanzania-Zambia Railway (Tazara) stood out as a …
Moving the Maasai: Tanzania is repeating Kenya’s colonial past: Protests in Nairobi as Maasai activists deliver a petition to the Tanzania High Commission, in Kenya, 17 June 2022. EPA-EFE/Daniel Irungu Images of distressed members of the Maasai community being forcibly moved from their homes, beaten and harassed by police and the army in northern Tanzania …
Digital banking is the in-thing — but it excludes many users in Tanzania and Senegal: Financial systems have evolved to allow contactless payments but people who cannot use digital services are being left behind. Getty Images Across countries in Africa, only 33% of adults have an account at a bank or another financial institution. Among …
Tanzania is getting a political remake as President Hassan eyes the 2025 polls: Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan. Photo by Hannah McKay – Pool Getty Images The sudden death of Tanzania’s populist president John Pombe Magufuli on 17 March 2021 catapulted his then little-known vice-president, Samia Suluhu Hassan, to the helm of political leadership. In …
Tanzania must face up to calls for reform if it wants to keep the peace: Zanzibar's anti-riot police officers stand guard over protesters cornered during opposition protests in Stone Town, Zanzibar. Photo by Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images Sixty years after independence, Tanzania is still guided by the path created in its early years, one …
Tanzania put education high on the agenda at independence. Here are the results 60 years on: The process of education should be empowering, participatory, transparent and accountable. Photo by In Pictures Ltd./Corbis via Getty Images Soon after independence from Britain in 1961, Tanzania declared war on three main obstacles to its development goals – ignorance, …