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The Tanzanian shilling has weakened to closer to its "equilibrium" after trading at too strong a level last year, the International Monetary Fund said.
The shilling has been weighed down by a...
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-Commodity prices, currency rates weighing on revenue
- Carrier delays opening of routes from Zambia, Zimbabwe
FastJet Plc, seeking to become the first discount airline with a network spanning...
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Tanzania has awarded contracts to build new railway lines worth about $9bn to Chinese firms, its transport minister said, expanding Beijing's presence in East Africa's second-biggest economy...
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The discovery of huge graphite deposits by three companies in Tanzania will help the country diversify export earnings, making it one of the world's leading producers of the mineral.
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The whereabouts of scores of Tanzanian pilgrims are still unknown.
Such pilgrims went missing on Thursday after a stampede occurred at Mina, leading to deaths of 717 people.
Reports show up to...
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Registration Insolvency and Trusteeship Agency (RITA)
The government in collaboration with development partners is working on a six year strategic plan to improve civil registration and...
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The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved today a development policy credit of US$80 million towards improving Tanzania's private sector performance in order to enhance its role in...
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Police in Morogoro arrested eight farmers after attacking 108 cattle leaving 68 dead owned by pastoral community in Morogoro.
Morogoro regional police commander, Leonard Paul confirmed the...
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The government stands to lose over Sh1trillion ($472.8million) meant for implementing projects in the energy sector following US governments decision to withhold the funds.
According to a...
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The Committee to Protect Journalists deplores a decree signed by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko today which, according to a copy viewed by CPJ, bans at least 41 international journalists and...
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Mr. Alstrup
A Danish scientist and a leading lichenologist, Vagn Alstrup, 71, has beenshot and killed during a robbery in the city.
Alstrup's wife was also shot and badly wounded during the...
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(CNN)What is Africa's most prosperous country?
According to new research from the Legatum Institute, which last week ranked prosperity in 38 African countries around criteria ranging from...
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Tanzania will resume discussions for $800 million of loans from international lenders after abandoning an earlier plan as borrowing costs increased during the Greek debt crisis, the nation's...
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THE shilling has depreciated by almost 24 per cent in eight months since January to close the yester-market at 2,146/- a US dollar.
The drop in the first eight months of 24 per cent is four times...
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THE Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) has warned of tough actions against cyber criminals as the Cyber Crimes Act, 2015, is set to become operational on September 1.
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The largest exporter of Tanzanite stones is India, Tanzania comes third after Kenya, the government blames global factors and speculation behind the rapid depreciation of the Tanzanian shilling...
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Tanzania has suspended about a quarter of its recruitment agencies in a bid to crackdown on human trafficking after complaints that girls sent as domestic servants to the Middle East were used as...
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The OH 86 hominin phalanx overlaid on a modern human hand
Archaeologists have unearthed the oldest modern human-esque hand bone while on a dig in Tanzania.
The fossil belonged to a hominin...
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The Ministry of Health has informed us of a Cholera Outbreak in Dar es Salaam in Kinondoni District since Saturday 15th August, 2015.
The total number of suspected cases since 15th to 17th...
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Tanzania's current account deficit narrowed 22.5 percent in the year to June, helped by a decline in oil imports and improved performance of tourism and manufacturing sectors, the central bank...
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