Tanzania eyes boost in railway, air links with Rwanda

Tanzania's Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Mahmoud Thabit Kombo (L), chats with Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Olivier Nduhungirehe, at the ministerial session of the 16th Joint Permanent …

Kenyan Activist Who Went Missing in Tanzania Found

Missing Kenyan activist Mwabili Mwagodi, who went missing in Tanzania on Wednesday, has finally been found dumped on the Kenyan coast. Confirming the news, human rights defender and Vocal Africa CEO Hussein Khalid confirmed that Mwagodi was dropped in a …

Tanzania sets elections for Oct 29

Tanzania will hold general elections on October 29, the country's electoral body said Saturday, even though the main opposition has been disqualified and its leader jailed. The East African nation will go to the polls to elect its president, parliament …

Rwanda, Tanzania Seal Two Collaboration Pacts

(MENAFN) Rwanda and Tanzania formalized two new cooperation agreements on Saturday, signing memoranda of understanding to strengthen collaboration in agriculture and to establish a Tanzania Ports Liaison Office in Kigali, Rwanda’s capital. The accords were …

How Kenyan security agents trailed Mwagodi in Tanzania

Kenyan activist Mwabili Mwagodi demonstrating outside ACK Church of Christ the King Pro-Cathedral in Nyahururu on June23,2024. [File, Standard] Details have now emerged that activist Mwabili Mwagodi could have been trailed by Kenyan security agents, …

Tanzania’s digital payments surge to Sh30 trillion

Dar es Salaam. Tanzania’s transition to a digital economy marked a major milestone last year, with the Tanzania Instant Payment System (TIPS) processing nearly Sh30 trillion in transactions. The number indicates a sharp increase, highlighting the country’s …

INEC Blows Whistle: Tanzania’s Election Day set for October 29

Dar es Salaam. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially declared Wednesday, October 29, 2025, as General Election Day, when eligible voters will elect the President, Members of Parliament, and Councillors. The commission …

DCI reportedly turns away Mwabili Mwagodi’s family, says they have no jurisdiction to handle the case; Amnesty calls on ...

The family of activist Mwabili Mwagodi, a Kenyan reportedly abducted in Tanzania, was on Saturday, July 26 turned away at Kilimani Police Station, where they had gone to record a statement about his disappearance. Accompanied by their lawyer Njanja Maina …

New deal to let Rwandan traders clear goods remotely from Tanzania

Canada-FINCA partnership to benefit over 40000 youth in Uganda, Tanzania

Honorable Sandeep Sarai Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 40,000 young people in Uganda and Tanzania—particularly marginalized young women—are set to benefit from a new initiative aimed at increasing economic opportunities through vocational …