Tanzania president sworn in as opposition rejects election

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan played down days of bloody protests as she was inaugurated on Monday, with an internet blackout still in place as the opposition says hundreds were killed. The electoral commission said Hassan won 98 per...

Business resumes at Namanga as Kenya assures citizens of safety in Tanzania

Normal operations resume at the Namanga Border Post as Kenya and Tanzania restore calm along their shared frontier. [File, Standard] The Kenya High Commission in Dar es Salaam has assured Kenyans in Tanzania of their safety following weeks of...

Business : Xsolla Expands Local Payment Options To Boost Global Holiday Game Sales

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- Xsolla has rolled out new local payment methods across Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America to help game developers reduce checkout friction and capture growing holiday demand. “By adding preferred local payment...

Culinary delights spice up African trade, tourism

A modern African fusion dish featuring millet, grilled meat, and seasonal vegetables on display at the Africa Food Show Morocco. Photo courtesy: Africa Food Show Morocco The continent’s rising food festivals are putting flavor at the heart of...

Nigeria’s non-interest capital market hits $1.1bln -SEC DG

The Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dr. Emomotimi Agama, has disclosed that Nigeria’s non-interest capital market has grown to a valuation exceeding N1.6 trillion, underscoring its expanding role in deepening...

Nigeria’s non-interest capital market growth hits N1.6trn

Nigeria’s non-interest capital market has grown to a valuation of over N1.6 trillion, underscoring its expanding role in deepening financial inclusion and supporting infrastructure development, the Director-General of the Securities and Exchange...

Internet shutdowns threaten Africa’s economic growth, body warns

NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 6 – Frequent internet shutdowns across Africa are threatening economic growth, eroding investor confidence, and stifling innovation, the digital rights group Paradigm Initiative (PIN) has warned. PIN in a statement singled out...

Promoting a gender-just economy through stronger rights to land and natural resources for women

Access to, use and control over land and natural resources are central to women’s livelihoods, wellbeing, cultural identity and resilience. These rights are also essential to achieving gender justice and building economies that value care, equity...

Everywhere Insiders 21: Irina Tsukerman on Media Power, COP30, Prince Andrew, Tanzania

Irina Tsukerman is a human rights and national security attorney based in New York and Connecticut. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in National and Intercultural Studies and Middle East Studies from Fordham University in 2006, followed by a Juris...

Rights group challenges Tanzania's internet shutdown during polls

A pan-African Digital Rights and Inclusion organisation has vowed to file a lawsuit against the Tanzanian government for shutting down the internet during the just-concluded, controversial general election. Paradigm Initiative announced on...

Ambassador Zulu defends HH’s Tanzania trip

AMBASSADOR Plenipotentiary and Extraordinary George Zulu says he is dismayed that opposition leaders are condemning President Hakainde Hichilema for attending Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s inauguration. He argues that the President’s...

Tanzania internet disruptions cost economy over Ksh.30 billion - Report

File image of Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu. Audio By Vocalize Tanzania’s election-period internet blackout and the continued suspension of X (formerly Twitter) have cost the economy more than USD 238 million (TZS 586 billion, or Ksh.30...

PHOTO! Alarm raised as young Kenyan lawyer and businessman goes missing after being arrested in Tanzania amid poll chaos

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 - As investigations into Tanzania’s post-election violence continue, human rights group Vocal Africa has raised an alarm over the case of a Kenyan national, Fredrick Lorent Obuya, who was reportedly arrested in Dar es...

SEC urges Africa to harness Islamic finance for inclusive growth

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has urged African nations to embrace Islamic finance to drive sustainable and inclusive economic growth. SEC Director-General Emomotimi Agama made the appeal on Wednesday in Lagos at the 7th African...

Tanzanian opposition alleges security forces secretly dumping bodies after election violence

Authorities in Tanzania are facing mounting scrutiny over deadly crackdowns on post-election protests, with the country’s largest opposition party claiming that security forces have been secretly disposing of the bodies of hundreds killed during...

“Situation is calming down”: Tanzanian Local Sources after Deadly Post-Election Protests

The main opposition party, Chadema, claims that more than 1,000 people were killed in the protests amid the announcement of the re-election of President Samia Suluhu Hassan. Meanwhile, the heads of state of neighboring Kenya, Uganda, the...

Governments need to offer farmers training, funding and market access as incentives to help them diversify into other crops or industries — Hanleck Mhango, Economic Expert

Countries that rely on tobacco farming as a source of foreign exchange such as Malawi, Zimbabwe and Tanzania, are being advised to offer farmers training, funding and market access to incentivise them to diversify into other crops or industries....

Afreximbank re-defining intra-Africa trade

Afreximbank, the Africa Export-Import Bank, is on a mission to redefine trade within the continent through strategic financing, innovative credit solutions, and robust infrastructure investments. In an interview with CNBC Africa's Akin Obake, Gwen...

SEC says Nigeria’s non-interest capital market now valued at N1.6trn

Emomotimi Agama, Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Emomotimi Agama, Director General, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has disclosed that Nigeria’s non-interest capital market has grown to a valuation of over...

Tanzanian jailed 15 years for drug trafficking in Zimbabwe 

By Staff Reporter A TANZANIAN has been sentenced to an effective 15 years’ imprisonment following his conviction by a Zimbabwean court for drug trafficking. The offender, Sleiman Amour (44), appeared at the Bulawayo High Court for unlawful...