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Africa Confronts Escalating Urban Waste Pollution Crisis

African cities are facing mounting environmental pressure from rapidly increasing solid waste pollution, forcing governments across the continent to introduce tougher regulations and new accountability measures aimed at preventing a worsening public health and ecological crisis. From overcrowded landfills to plastic-clogged waterways
June 3, 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

Tanzania Targets Eight Million Jobs in Five Years

 Tanzania has unveiled an ambitious plan to create eight million jobs within the next five years, with the government increasingly looking beyond its borders to secure employment opportunities for the country’s rapidly growing youth population. The announcement was made by Joel Nanauka,
May 20, 2026

Tanzania Moves to End ‘Lumbesa’ Crop Trade System

 Prime Minister Mwigulu Nchemba has announced a sweeping push to modernize Tanzania’s agricultural trading system, declaring an end to the long-criticized “lumbesa” practice that he said has for years exploited farmers through unfair crop measurement methods. Speaking during the 20th anniversary celebrations
May 20, 2026

Tanzanian Seafarer’s Body Returns After Attack

The body of Tanzanian seafarer Mchama Mongu, who died while on duty in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has arrived in the country through Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam on May 18, 2026. The remains were received by government
May 19, 2026

WHO Declares Congo Ebola Outbreak Global Emergency

 The World Health Organization has declared the escalating Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo a global health emergency, warning that the virus poses an increasing cross-border threat as infections continue spreading in the conflict-affected province of Ituri. The declaration
May 19, 2026

Tanzania Opens Major Probe Into Election Violence

President Samia Suluhu Hassan has ordered a sweeping criminal investigation into violence linked to Tanzania’s disputed 2025 election period, signaling a potentially historic attempt to address allegations of killings, disappearances and politically connected unrest that shook the country after the polls. In
May 19, 2026

WHO Maintains Low Risk Alert Over Hanta Virus

The World Health Organization (WHO) has maintained its assessment of the recent Hanta virus outbreak as a “low global health risk” as a cruise ship linked to the outbreak approaches a port in the Netherlands. Health authorities are closely monitoring the situation
May 18, 2026