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Africans must wake up and act

Only by working together will the countries of the continent make their voices heard on the international stage

‘Poor children slip down the early childhood development childcare ladder — they don’t climb up that ladder

Experts gather to disrupt continent’s education

The forum hopes to solve some of the problems in education and learning

Tanzania’s President Jakaya Kikwete.

Kikwete: Africa inherited poor education from colonial masters

Ex-Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete has said improving the education system in Africa will replenish the continent’s skills gap.

Tanzania’s President Jakaya Kikwete.

Kikwete says Tanzania won’t pull out of troubled EAC

Tanzania’s President Jakaya Kikwete says his country will not pull out of the East African Community despite having issues with the organisation.

Tanzania president sees better inflation by June 2012

Tanzania expects its inflation rate to fall to single digits by June from 19.2% it was at in November, also hoping for 7% economic growth.

Tanzania eyes 8% to 10% growth a year in next five years

Tanzania will target growth of 8% to 10% annually for the next five years to revamp the country’s agriculture, infrastructure and industrial sectors.

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Côte d’Ivoire’s Ouattara heads to mediation summit

Alassane Ouattara headed on Wednesday to an African summit he expects will come up with ways to force his rival Laurent Gbagbo to hand over power.

Tanzania ruling party expects comfortable poll win

Tanzania’s ruling party said on Tuesday it expected to emerge the victor from last Sunday’s presidential and parliamentary elections.

Zanzibar ruling party candidate wins elections

Zanzibar ruling party candidate wins elections

Ali Mohamed Shein of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi was declared the winner of Zanzibar’s elections.

Tanzanian voters the big losers

Tanzanian voters the big losers

The large number of candidates running for the presidency does not make up for the paucity of good leadership.

Vote counting completed in Tanzanian polls

Tanzania await official poll results with federal president Jakaya Kikwete likely to clinch re-election.

Rice seeks African insight to help end Zim crisis

United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke on Friday with African leaders and former United Nations chief Kofi Annan for their insight into how to end Zimbabwe’s…

UN chief alarmed at reports of rising violence in Zim

United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon on Monday expressed alarm at reports of rising violence and intimidation in Zimbabwe and said he was consulting with African leaders on how to…

Graft probe claims another Tanzanian minister

Tanzania lost its fourth minister this year on graft charges when Andrew Chenge resigned amid allegations that he took bribes, a statement said on Sunday. ”Chenge has written to…

Pressure mounts on Zimbabwe at UN

Western states joined the United Nations in urging action to ensure a fair outcome from Zimbabwe’s elections, but most African countries avoided the issue at a summit of the…

Piercing the Mbeki shield

On the surface, South Africa’s assumption of the presidency of the United Nations Security Council earlier this month has no relevance for the Zimbabwe electoral crisis.…

Day three: No sign of Zim poll results

Rigging fears were increasing in Zimbabwe on Tuesday three days after the election commission failed to release results from the presidential vote, in which the opposition…

Bodies traced as teams search flooded Tanzania mine

Rescuers dug through sludge and rock on Monday in their search for dozens of miners trapped for three days in northern Tanzania, police said, as hopes dwindled of finding any…

Shackled Simon Mann names names

Wearing handcuffs and leg-irons in an African prison, the former SAS soldier who tried to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea in a coup d’état on Tuesday claimed the…

Sudan, Chad move towards peace accord

African neighbours Chad and Sudan will sign an agreement to end their long-running conflict in Dakar next week, the Senegalese president said on Friday. "There will be the…