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Tanzania Records Sharp Decline no in Sexual Violence

Tanzania has reported a significant decline in sexual violence cases nationwide, with government figures showing a drop in reported incidents across all genders over the past year amid intensified efforts to combat abuse and strengthen protection systems for vulnerable groups. Speaking during
June 2, 2026

Chadema Rejects Legal Breach Allegations

Tanzania’s main opposition party Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo has firmly rejected allegations by the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties, insisting that it has not violated the Political Parties Act and that its actions are protected under constitutional and democratic
May 22, 2026

Gunfire, Escape Claims Rock Tanzania Opposition

An aide to prominent Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu has alleged he was abducted by unidentified men, beaten inside a moving vehicle, and later escaped after gunfire erupted during a dramatic nighttime pursuit in Dar es Salaam  an incident likely to intensify
May 22, 2026

Tanzania Flood Repair Funds Begin to Deliver Results

Abdallah Ulega has said that President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s decision to allocate more than Sh565 billion for repairing infrastructure damaged by heavy rains is already producing tangible results across the country. Presenting his budget speech in Parliament in Dodoma, the Works Minister
May 21, 2026

Tanzania Leads Regional Push Against Wildlife Crime

Tanzania has called for stronger regional cooperation in the fight against transboundary wildlife crime, warning that illegal trafficking of wildlife and forest products continues to threaten conservation efforts across Africa and beyond. The appeal was made in Nairobi during the opening of
May 21, 2026

Samia Appoints Nine Appeal Court Judges

Samia Suluhu Hassan has appointed nine judges to the Court of Appeal of Tanzania in a significant judicial reshuffle aimed at strengthening the country’s top appeals bench and improving the efficiency of the justice system. The appointments, announced through the Directorate of
May 21, 2026

Tanzania Backs Global Health Cooperation Push

Tanzania has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening international cooperation in global health, calling for renewed urgency in pandemic preparedness and response as the world grapples with recent outbreaks of diseases including Ebola and Hantavirus. Speaking in Geneva during the 79th World Health
May 21, 2026

WHO Raises Alarm Over Expanding Ebola Outbreak

The World Health Organization (World Health Organization) has warned that a fast-moving outbreak of Ebola is continuing to spread across parts of Central and East Africa, with officials confirming hundreds of suspected infections and a rising death toll that could still increase
May 21, 2026

Tanzania Turns to China for State Reform

Tanzania is seeking to deepen cooperation with China as it pushes ahead with ambitious reforms aimed at transforming state-owned enterprises into more efficient, profitable, and globally competitive institutions. The move signals Tanzania’s growing determination to modernize public investments at a time when
May 21, 2026

Ebola Fears Rise in Eastern Congo

Medical supplies arrived Tuesday in the eastern Congolese city of Bunia as authorities and humanitarian agencies intensified emergency efforts to contain a renewed outbreak of Ebola in the conflict-hit region. The shipment, delivered on May 19, comes amid growing concern over the
May 21, 2026