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Wami Ruvu Basin Takes Measures Against El Niño Floods

The Wami Ruvu Basin Water Board is taking precautionary measures to minimise the potential impact of heavy El Niño rainfall, including flooding and damage to riverbanks that could threaten nearby communities.   Omary Kizulwa, a Groundwater Specialist at the Wami Ruvu Basin
October 17, 2026

Kenyan Authorities Accused of Targeting Young Protesters Online

Amnesty International has revealed that Kenyan authorities allegedly used digital tools and online networks to intimidate and suppress young activists, particularly members of [Generation Z], who led mass protests between 2024 and 2025. The protests, which initially opposed a controversial [Finance Bill],
November 20, 2025

Mudavadi Denies Ruto Family Profiting From Labour Program

Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, [Musalia Mudavadi], has strongly dismissed claims that President William Ruto’s family benefits financially from the government’s labour export scheme to Saudi Arabia. Speaking before Parliament on Wednesday, Mudavadi addressed allegations stemming from a report
November 20, 2025

AU Board Sets New Agenda Against Corruption

Members of the African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption (AUABC) have begun a six-day strategy retreat in Arusha, gathering to reassess how the continent can confront corruption at a time when financial losses continue to rise sharply. According to new estimates, Africa
November 20, 2025

Tanzania’s Main Opposition Rejects Presidential Probe

Tanzania’s opposition party CHADEMA (Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo) has publicly rejected the commission formed by President Samia Suluhu Hassan to investigate the post-election violence following the October 29, 2025 poll. In a statement signed by Vice-Chairperson John Heche, the party described the inquiry
November 19, 2025

Interior Ministry Leadership Transition Underway

Tanzania’s Ministry of Home Affairs has entered a new phase of leadership following the formal handover of office by Innocent Bashungwa to George Simbachawene in a ceremony held on November 18, 2025, at the ministry’s headquarters in Mtumba, Dodoma. In his remarks
November 19, 2025

Government Pushes Efficiency Across Water Sector

Tanzania’s Minister for Water, Jumaa Aweso, has urged employees in the water sector to demonstrate the confidence placed in them by President Samia Suluhu Hassan by delivering services that produce tangible results for citizens. His remarks follow his official reception in Dodoma
November 19, 2025

Opposition Rejects Government Inquiry Into Unrest

The opposition party ACT Wazalendo has announced that it will not participate in the national commission formed by President Samia Suluhu Hassan to investigate the incidents of unrest that shook the country on October 29, 2025, and the days that followed. The
November 19, 2025

Rights Group Demands Release of Election Detainees

The Tanzania Human Rights Defenders Coalition (THRDC) has called for the immediate release of all individuals arrested or detained in connection with the 2025 General Election, arguing that many of the cases show signs of irregularities and lack of due process. The
November 19, 2025
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