Tanzania drops on press freedom index
Tanzania’s press freedom has dropped, but is still the best in East Africa, says Reporters Without Borders. The annual Press Freedom Index has lowered Tanzania’s ranking by six positions, to…
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BoT intervenes to support Shilling
The Bank of Tanzania (BoT) has intervened to stabilize the Shilling, which has been the second worst-performing currency on the continent this month. BoT has sold USD this week to…
No tourism van ban retaliation planned
Tanzania won’t strike back at Kenya for re-instating a tourism van ban using a 30-year-old agreement to block Tanzanian tour companies from entering Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi….
Barrick settles, denies excessive force
Acacia mining, formerly known as African Barrick Gold, has agreed to settle claims of excessive force resulting in the deaths of villagers at it’s North Mara mine. Acacia denied the…
EAC audit reveals peculiar spending
Auditors of the East African Community Secretariat are having a hard time making sense of some of the most peculiar findings unearthed in it’s financial books. The audit has found that up to $10…
Tanzania makes top-100 in Swiss Leaks
It’s probably not the best top-100 to be a part of, but at least Tanzania can reassure itself that it’s lower on the top-100 in Swiss Leaks than Kenya (58.)…
Tourism battle takes to Twitter
Officials from both Kenya and Tanzania have taken to Twitter, accusing each other of playing foul in the ‘tourist van ban’ saga. The questioning started innocently enough, with Kigoma North MP…
Neighbours lock horns in tourism spat
On Friday, Kenya re-established it’s ban on Tanzanian tourist vehicles at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi and at any parks in the country using a 30-year-old agreement. The two tourism-driven nations have recently…
Readers of banned paper encouraged to go online
Tanzania continues to justify it’s circulation ban of the regional weekly newspaper The EastAfrican as readership simply moves online. In an unexpected move, President Jakaya Kikwete also spoke publicly about…
Observe, listen, understand: key to German state visit
German President Joachim Gauck wraps up his state visit to Tanzania today after appointments in Dar, Zanzibar, Arusha and of course, a bit of work and pleasure in the Serengeti….