Celebrating Tanzania Independence Day
Tanzania Independence Day is observed every year on 9 December. The day celebrates the end of British rule in Tanganyika in 1961, which comprised the mainland part of present-day Tanzania;…
Tanzania scraps Independence Day celebrations
The President of Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan, has cancelled Independence Day celebrations scheduled for 9 December to fund dormitories for children with special needs. The 61st Independence Day event was…
New global alliance strives to end AIDS in children by 2030
UNAIDS, UNICEF, and the World Health Organization (WHO) have entered a partnership to bridge the disparity gap in AIDS response globally and prevent new infant HIV infections. Globally, only half…
Tanzania welcomes new drive to push COVID-19 vaccinations
The Government of Tanzania has launched a third round of intensified COVID-19 vaccination in a bid to reach 70 per cent of the eligible population and attain herd immunity. Through…
POLIO IMMUNISATION CAMPAIGN BEGINS AFTER CASE CONFIRMED IN MALAWI
More than nine million children are to be vaccinated against polio in the first round of a mass campaign across four countries in Eastern and Southern Africa, after an outbreak…
AfCFTA COULD BOOST MARITIME TRADE IN AFRICA
UNCTAD’s newly published Review of Maritime Transport 2021 points to positive trends in maritime trade that might sustain economic growth in Africa, notably the entry into force of the African Continental Free…
ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION KEY TO EAST AFRICA RECOVERY
When the COVID-19 pandemic crisis started, most people were extremely pessimistic. They thought that the region would drown in terms of trade declining catastrophically. But in actual fact the East…