Tanzania

A Historic Partnership: Tanzania and Somalia Forge New Diplomatic Ties

MOGADISHU - A significant and historic partnership has been forged between Tanzania and Somalia, marking a pivotal shift in their diplomatic engagement.

Drier Conditions Expected in Eastern Horn of Africa Amidst Above-Normal Rainfall in the West

NAIROBI, Kenya (HORN OBSERVER) — The IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) has released its seasonal forecast for October to December 2024, indicating drier-than-normal conditions in the eastern Horn of Africa, while western regions are likely to experience above-normal rainfall.

Tanzania: Private businesses complicit in forced evictions of Maasai communities by authorities

NAIROBI, Kenya (HORN OBSERVER) - Since 2009, private businesses have been complicit in forced evictions of Maasai Indigenous communities from their ancestral lands in Loliondo by Tanzanian authorities, Amnesty International said today in a new report.

Tanzania faces uproar for detaining critics of controversial UAE port deal

NAIROBI (KAAB TV) – Tanzanian authorities are condemned as they detain prominent individuals for speaking out against a controversial port deal between the country's president Samia Suluhu and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

IGAD and WFP Consult on Water Resource Management for Fragile Food Systems

(NAIROBI, Kenya): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in partnership with the World Food Programme yesterday inaugurated a consultative symposium on water resources management for food and nutrition security.

African Court to give verdict on case challenging Tanzania's ban on pregnant girls and adolescent mothers attending school

ARUSHA (HORN OBSERVER) The African Court on Human and Peoples Rights will issue its final judgment on the Equality Now and Tike Mwapimbile case against the United Republic of Tanzania regarding the Government of Tanzania's policy of permanently expelling pregnant girls from school, and banning adolescent…

CAJ Attains Legal Status, Establishes Secretariat in Nairobi, Kenya

The Congress of African Journalists (CAJ) has officially been registered under Kenyan laws and has set up its continental headquarters in Nairobi.

Amnesty International: Tanzania should halt brutal security operation in Loliondo

NAIROBI (HORN OBSERVER) Tanzanian authorities must immediately halt the violent forced eviction of the Indigenous Maasai community in Loliondo, and launch an urgent investigation into the security crackdown which has left dozens of people injured, many missing and a police officer killed, Amnesty International…

Sub-Saharan Africa: Millions denied vaccines, deepening inequality and human suffering from conflicts sum up 2021

NAIROBI (HORN OBSERVER) Wealthy states colluded with corporate giants in 2021 to dupe people with empty slogans and false promises of a fair recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic while many people from Africa were denied life-saving vaccines, in what amounts to one of the greatest betrayals of our times,…

African Union and European Union step up digital cooperation following EU-AU Summit

BRUSSELS (HORN OBSERVER) Digital cooperation is a cornerstone of the Africa-EU strategic partnership. This was underlined by representatives from the European Union and the African Union on the 18th of March 2022 at the Africa-Europe Digital for Development (D4D) Hub Multi-Stakeholder Forum.