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Tanzania

Tanzania is a country in East Africa with a coastline on the Indian Ocean. Neighboring countries include Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Mozambique. Tanzania suffered under brutal German colonial rule from 1885 to 1918.

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September 23, 2024

Tanzanian opposition leaders released on bail — Chadema

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The 77 Percent Magazine

Afro Nation music festival: Backstage with Diamond Platnumz

Afro Nation music festival: Backstage with Diamond Platnumz

The 77 Percent interviews Tanzanian music star Diamond Platnumz at the Afro Nation festival in Portugal.
MusicAugust 27, 202403:18 min
Zanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan inspects the guard of honour at Uhuru Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Has Tanzania's protest crackdown dented democratic gains?

Has Tanzania's protest crackdown dented democratic gains?

A recent protest crackdown shows that progress on political freedom in Tanzania has been inconsistent.
PoliticsAugust 14, 2024
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The Tanzanian tailor defying all odds despite his disability

The Tanzanian tailor defying all odds despite his disability

Riziki Ndumba was born with a rare condition that affects his limbs.
SocietyJuly 24, 202402:13 min
Three men wear traditional Maasai cloth and holding wooden cattle herding sticks.

Tanzania pushing out Maasai to attract rich tourists

Tanzania pushing out Maasai to attract rich tourists

Tanzania's government is expanding its nature preserves but in doing so it is displacing Maasai herders from their land.
PoliticsJuly 5, 2024
A traffic cop stands in front of his vehicle, rapping

Tanzania's traffic cop rapper saving lives

Tanzania's traffic cop rapper saving lives

Hundreds of young lives are lost on Tanzania's roads each year. But one traffic cop is saving lives with his music.
SocietyJune 30, 202401:30 min
Tansania Esel als Wasserträger in Dar es Salaam

Tanzania: Using donkeys to deliver water in Dar es Salaam

Tanzania: Using donkeys to deliver water in Dar es Salaam

Acute water shortage in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania's economic capital, is pushing communities to their limits.
SocietyJune 5, 202401:29 min
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Summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain

From Kaiser Wilhelm Spitze to Uhuru Peak: Why names matter

Colonialists uprooted communities and also tried to destroy their identities. That's why place names matter in Africa.
HistoryFebruary 15, 2024
Screenshot which says "Healthy me: Overcoming heroin addiction" and shows the program host in the foreground with needles in the background.

How a woman in Tanzania overcame her heroin addiction

A former addict in Tanzania talks of how she started using heroin and the methadone program that helped her get clean.
HealthFebruary 13, 202405:33 min
Sign showing the town of Lüderitz

Shady deals: How German colonists bought an empire in Africa

Dodgy land contracts by German merchants helped legitimize German colonial claims in Africa.
HistoryDecember 6, 2023
A group of Hadzabe people sit together on the ground in their village

Meet one of Africa's last hunter-gatherer tribes

Threatened by climate change, what's being done to protect small, Indigenous communities like the Hadzabe in Tanzania?
SocietyNovember 19, 202302:19 min
German President Steinmeier in Tanzania

German president apologizes for colonial crimes in Tanzania

President Frank-Walter Steinmeier apologizes for the Maji Maji massacre and other German colonial abuses in Tanzania.
PoliticsNovember 1, 202305:01 min
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaking at a business conference

Germany seeks investment boost in Africa

Germany's top leaders are visiting Africa to cement business ties and discuss new investment opportunities.
BusinessOctober 29, 2023
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