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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
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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
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Child Heart Patient Returns as Future Doctor

Eighteen years after surviving one of Tanzania’s earliest pediatric heart surgeries, a young woman who once lay in a hospital bed fighting for her life has returned to meet the president who helped transform the country’s cardiac healthcare system — this time
June 2, 2026
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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
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Tanzania Seizes 66,048 Litres Illicit Chemicals

Tanzanian authorities have intercepted 66,048 litres of illicit precursor chemicals in a major anti-narcotics operation in Dar es Salaam, exposing what officials describe as an expanding network of chemical diversion used in the production of illegal drugs. The operation, conducted in April
May 14, 2026
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Tanzania Rolls Out Universal Health Insurance

The Government of Tanzania has officially begun implementing a nationwide Universal Health Insurance programme targeting low-income households, in a major step aimed at expanding access to affordable healthcare services across the country. The initiative follows the allocation of Sh48.8 billion to support
May 11, 2026
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Former Botswana President Festus Mogae Dies at 86

Former Botswana president Festus Mogae, the respected economist and statesman credited with strengthening democratic governance and leading one of Africa’s most recognised responses to the HIV/AIDS crisis, has died at the age of 86, the Botswana government confirmed on Friday. Mogae, who
May 8, 2026
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