Tanzania

Tanzania bans use of plastic bags

The country is following in the footsteps of Rwanda and Kenya, in an attempt to tackle plastic pollution.

The power of the terrorist manifesto in the age of print and new media

The recent attack on a California synagogue demonstrates a symbiotic relationship between violence and media.

The Sri Lanka terror attacks and their global implications

Sacred structures have become the repeated scenes of trauma from Iraq, New Zealand, France to Sri Lanka.

Tanzanian inventor creates local car alarm system

A $150-cost technology founded by a young Tanzanian investor helps to stop a wave of car thefts, which are fueled by the black market for stolen parts in the country.

An Al Shabab defector is pushing the limits of Somalia's democracy

A high-ranking former Al Shabab Deputy Leader, Abu Mansoor Robow, is running for regional office in Somalia and it is raising questions about the future of Somali democracy, and how inclusive it should be.

African billionaire abducted in Tanzania returns home safely

Mohammed Dewji, CEO of the METL Group family conglomerate, was seized in Tanzania's commercial capital Dar es Salaam last week.

Survivor pulled from capsized Tanzanian ferry as death toll reaches 224

Bodies continued to float to the surface around the vessel, which initial estimates suggested had been carrying more than 300 people.

At least 207 dead in Lake Victoria ferry disaster

Tanzanian President John Magufuli has ordered the arrest of the management of ill-fated ferry as scores more are still feared missing as rescuers continue to search for survivors the day after the disaster.

Unleashing the power of women farmers in Africa, and beyond

Kenya has set a small, but great, example of how governments on the African continent can empower women to realise the immense potential of agriculture on the continent.

Tanzanian woman recounts harrowing tale of trafficking

Catherine was 18 when she was tricked into leaving her job in Dar es Salaam on a promise of a better one in India. Upon arriving in New Delhi, she was sold into prostitution.

Zanzibar fights to preserve traditional sounds of taarab

Taarab is the traditional music of Zanzibar but it almost disappeared. Iolo ap Dafydd reports on how the island's only music academy is trying to preserve its unique sound, and how technology seems to be hitting the right note.

When the world learned of Al Qaeda's terror quest

Twenty years ago two bomb blasts killed more than 250 people and wounded thousands more at two US embassies in Tanzania and Kenya. Those attacks heralded the arrival of Al Qaeda on the global stage.