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Tag: Tanzania
Tanzania opposition figure comes back home after years in exile
Tanzanian opposition politician Godbless Lema has returned home after two years in exile in Canada over threats to his life following a disputed election. A ... Read More
Slow takeoff for Africa’s AfCFTA: Tanzania joining FTA in July, Nigeria not yet ready
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) market has been a long time coming, but several African nations and major companies have finally started shipping ... Read More
Tanzania bans school textbooks for promoting LGBTQ rights
The Tanzanian government has banned a popular series of children's books from schools on the grounds that they violate local cultural values of the Eastern ... Read More
Tanzania seeks more investments by Morocco’s OCP
Tanzania is seeking to have another OCP plant to produce fertilizers in the country as part of efforts to bolster farming output and reduce food ... Read More
Uganda issues license for construction of controversial oil pipeline
Uganda has issued a license for the construction of a pipeline across the country and Tanzania to transport hydrocarbons from East Africa to international markets, ... Read More
Tanzania: Emmanuel Tutuba, new governor of Central Bank
Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of Tanzania, has appointed Emmanuel Tutuba as governor of the country’s central bank, in replacement of Florens Luoga, whose five-year tenure ... Read More
Former Kenyan leader Uhuru Kenyatta appointed to mediate crisis in Eastern DRC
The leaders of East African Community, EAC, have appointed former Kenyan leader Uhuru Kenyatta to broker political negotiations to end the security crisis in the ... Read More
Pre-COP27 warning: Africa’s great migration at stake due to climate change
Changing weather patterns are wreaking havoc on East Africa’s wildlife and placing the region’s people at greater risk too. As the planet warms, the natural ... Read More
Burundi re-opens borders with all neighbors including Rwanda
Burundi has reopened borders with its neighbors including Rwanda with whom it has had sour relations since 2015 over accusations that Kigali provides safe haven ... Read More
Uganda’s thriving financial sector ranked no.1 in East Africa
Uganda is running an economy with the most developed financial sector in East Africa, which is only the latest feat that depicts a major milestone ... Read More