KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Host Uganda settled for a 1-1 draw against Tanzania in their Group A opening match of the TotalEnergies U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers for the CECAFA Zone on Sunday. The visitor started the match looking like the stronger side and took the lead …
Read More »General Musuguri, who led 1979 Liberation war, dies at 104
President Samia Suluhu Hassan salutes former Tanzania CDF Mwanza, Tanzania | DAILY NEWS TANZANIA | Former Chief of Defence Forces, General David Musuguri, 104, has passed away in Mwanza, where he was going under treatment. President Samia Suluhu Hassan soon after conveyed a message of condolence to Tanzania’s Chief of Defence …
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Tanzania’s opposition leader is fighting for change in the face of fresh attacks on political freedoms ANALYSIS | NICODEMUS MINDE | Tundu Lissu has become the face of opposition in Tanzania following his defiant and unrelenting criticism of the government. Since he came into the national limelight in 1995 when running for …
Read More »Uganda seeking alternative internet route via Tanzania
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is negotiating a new internet cable route through Tanzania. This initiative, which is part of the Northern Corridor Integration Projects (NCIP), was revealed by Ambassador Patrick Kabonero, Uganda’s NCIP coordinator, during the 14th Finance and Private Sector Participation Summit held in Kampala. “Currently, …
Read More »Suluhu set to open historic JP Magufuli Bridge on Lake Victoria
The $300 million JP Magufuli Bridge on Lake Victoria will provide a crucial link between Tanzania and neighboring Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi Entebbe, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG & AGENCIES | Tanzania has this week completed construction of East Africa’s longest bridge built across the gulf of Mwanza. The new bridge forms …
Read More »Magufuli Bridge, a new lifeline for Tanzanian communities and economy
MWANZA, Tanzania | Xinhua | Peter Ngonyani, a 35-year-old resident of Kigongo, near the Kigongo-Busisi ferry on Lake Victoria in Tanzania’s northwestern Mwanza region, is all smiles. As a father of three, he has lived in the area for over 20 years and is excited to see the completion of …
Read More »Shop owners in Tanzania go on strike over unfair tax estimations
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania | Xinhua | Shop owners in Tanzania’s six regions have shut down their shops and gone on strike over what they termed unfair tax estimations by revenue authorities. The strike by the shop owners began Monday in Kariakoo, a hectic shopping center in the port city …
Read More »Tanzania to host East African petroleum conference, exhibition
ARUSHA, Tanzania | Xinhua | Tanzania will host the 11th East African Petroleum Conference and Exhibition in the port city of Dar es Salaam from March 5 to 7, 2025. The conference, themed “Unlocking Investment in Future Energy: The Role of Petroleum Resources in the Energy Mix for Sustainable Development …
Read More »Uganda and Tanzania address mining sector gaps
Experts urge authorities to unlock financial and regulatory opportunities to drive growth Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda and Tanzania’s public and private sectors must address gaps in mining activities to create opportunities aligned with their development plans. Speaking at the 2nd Uganda-Tanzania Business Forum, held in Dar …
Read More »Tanzania, Uganda in joint push for industrialization drive
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania| Xinhua | Tanzania is ready to bolster efforts to enhance cooperation with Uganda in implementing the two countries’ industrialization drive, a Tanzanian official said Sunday. The governments of Tanzania and Uganda agreed to collaborate on implementing the two countries’ industrialization drive on Friday evening when they …
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