CAPTION: Health workers carry a victim of Ebola in DR Congo recently. (File photo). By Scott CampbellSeveral East African countries have stepped up airport screening and border surveillance after the World Health Organisation declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a global health emergency, raising concerns for one of Africa’s busiest tourism […]
CAPTION: Health workers in Ituri DR Congo disinfect during work recently. (File photo). By Our reporter ADDIS ABABA – Delays in mobilising resources and scaling up the response to the ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak could lead to wider regional transmission and greater loss of life, African leaders and global health partners warned on Tuesday, […]
By AgenciesDODOMA: The Tanzanian government said it is committed to strengthen economic diplomacy in promoting investment, trade, tourism, education and employment opportunities so as to position itself as Eastern and Southern Africa’s business hub.Presenting the Ministry’s budget estimates for the 2026/2027 financial year in Parliament on May 26, 2026, Tanzania’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and […]
CAPTION: President Salva Kiir, left, with Dr. Riek Machar. (File photo). By Our reporterDAR ES SALAAM – High-level consultative meetings involving major South Sudan opposition groups are underway in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, as part of efforts to revive an inclusive peace process amid stalled implementation of the 2018 peace agreement.The consultations are being held under […]
By Prosper Heri Ngorora GOMA, DR CONGO – Sadiki Patrick, 40, is still grappling with the loss of his 15-year-old daughter, Judith, in Mongbwalu, a mining town in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Judith is one of the latest victims of Ebola as the country battles yet another outbreak, the seventeenth in just […]
CAPTION: An ariel view of Tango Port in Tanzania. (File photo). By Our reporterTANGA PORT – Rwanda has pledged to maintain and strengthen its commercial ties with Tanzania’s Tanga Port, reinforcing the facility’s role as a crucial trade corridor for the landlocked East African nation. The commitment came during a high-level diplomatic visit aimed at evaluating […]
CAPTION: Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Mahmoud Thabit Kombo, right, and Kenya’s Consul General to Tanzania, Mohamed Ramadhan Ruwange during the meeting in Dar es Salaam May 21st, 2026. (Courtsey photo). By Agencies DAR ES SALAAM – TANZANIA and Kenya have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral relations following talks between […]
CAPTION: President Museveni, centre, Ministry of Energy officials after meeting Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote, (4th lift,and a delegation from Kenya and Tanzania at State House Nakasero on Sunday. (PPU photo). By Stephen Wandera Ouma NAKASERO – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has endorsed a proposed multi-billion-dollar regional oil refinery initiative championed by Nigerian industrialist Aliko […]
CAPTION: File image of a fuel pump nozzle. By Agencies KIGALI – Tanzania and Rwanda are ranked among the 10 African countries with the highest fuel prices in Africa, with averages stretching well past (U$2.00\) per litre Landlocked geographies, elevated import costs, and local tax policies heavily influence these rankings. Fuel is the primary […]