‘Journalists will not go down without a fight, even as it becomes ever more difficult to do so’
A commissioner’s threat of a crackdown has resulted in them going into hiding or fleeing the country
Angela Quintal and her Committee to Protect Journalists colleague Muthoki Mumo are now free to leave Tanzania
Anti-gay sentiment has increased since Magufuli’s 2015 election, forcing most gays, lesbians and other sexual minorities to live in secrecy
In 2013 Mohammed Dewji became the first Tanzanian to grace the cover of Forbes magazine, and was in 2015 named Forbes Africa Person of the Year
The sinking of the MV Nyerere has highlighted the risks for the thousands of residents, forced to use overcrowded or poorly maintained boats
The vessel may have been carrying as many as 200 passengers — double the ferry’s capacity
Tanzania faces the challenge of conserving forests in a developing country with a rapidly expanding population.
Land tenure determines who can use land, for how long and under what conditions
The tactics of the Tanzanian government are still a far cry from the old-school, die-hard tactics in some other countries
Zukiswa Wanner spends time in Tanzania and decides that it is a place she could live in because of its people.
Apart from South Africa, Vodacom has operations in Tanzania, the DRC, Mozambique and Lesotho
All new leaders promise change, but few deliver. Abiy Ahmed is different
There are thousands of kilometres of coastline in Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and South Africa. Drug traffickers are taking advantage
Tanzania, one of Africa’s most stable democracies, is sliding toward authoritarianism
The AU must do more than pay lip service to the human rights of Palestinians.
The M-Pesa platform is empowering Africans, who have unique needs
In Tanzania today, political space has shrunk to the point where protests are suppressed before they emerge
Many individuals continue to poach to improve their incomes, rather than just make ends meet
The process of institutionalisation may be patchy and uneven. But one thing is clear: Africa is not without functioning institutions
Veteran Tanzanian journalist, and government critic, recounts his escape from assassins – and describes the country’s climate of fear
A new study is finding that community-based wildlife conservation can quickly result in clear ecological success.
Forgotten by history, the ancient city of Rhapta is among Africa’s most enduring archaeological mysteries
Foreign-owned ships registered in Tanzania have been caught smuggling drugs and arms. The country’s president has had enough
The 13 detained activists had been holding a meeting about health issues, not about homosexuality
The group accused of ‘promoting homosexuality’ are yet to be charged by Tanzanian police
The arrests took place in Dar es Salaam last Tuesday when the Tanzanian police raided a legal consultation meeting.
Across Africa, from Mali to Tanzania to Zimbabwe, millions of people, including children, work in dangerous gold mines.
"The United Nations estimates that 80% of Africans wear secondhand clothes yet as inexpensive as they may be, there is a price to be paid"
Angelina might just have saved a life. But is there science to prove it?
The country’s government has reinforced that queer rights activists will be punished
“My parents abandoned me, because I look the way I do. They said I’m not their child”