Dar es Salaam. Good morning! The Chanzo is here with a rundown of major news stories reported in Tanzania on Tuesday, November 28, 2023.
A photo exhibition in Dar showcases the wisdom of a 108-year-old man
The older man sits on a chair in the middle of the room. He is elegantly dressed in traditional clothing with a walking stick. One senses a quiet dignity.
The man could easily be overlooked. Albeit he is the star guest of the evening – the centrepiece of the art exhibition which was about to be presented to the public.
Such was the setting at the opening of Sauti za Milimani on November 24, 2023, at the Old Boma building in the city centre of Dar es Salaam.
The MAZI Arts and Culture exhibition showcases pictures by photographer David Masanja. Masanja spent a month-long residency in Choma, a village in the Morogoro region, where MAZI has a centre. The exhibition shows what the photographer did during the residence there.
Full story here.
Africa Command Special Operations Forces train alongside Tanzania’s partners
U.S. Special Operations Command Africa conducted a Joint Combined Exchange Training alongside the Tanzania People’s Defense Forces Marine Special Forces in Dar es Salaam that concluded on November 17, 2023.
A statement released Tuesday said that U.S. Naval Special Warfare forces assigned to SOCAFRICA completed the four-week exchange with their Tanzanian counterparts, highlighting special operations-focused training to bolster mil-to mil-interoperability.
During the JCETs’ duration, partner forces collaborated on various tactical skills, including visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS), synchronising greater maritime security efficiencies and cooperation.
Full story here.
Israel-Palestine conflict: It’s not just the text, but context also matters
In several debates I have participated in on the X, formerly Twitter, there seems to be a big divide between ‘single event’ lovers and those who insist that context matters. You cannot understand an issue unless you try to understand the context in which the issue takes place.
Let’s look at the appalling situation in Gaza and how it divides the world and creates a massive shift in public opinion worldwide, however hard the world’s political leaders try to prevent it. Without context, there is no way this can be addressed.
Context number one: Why did the Jews want to have their own land? It’s not just because of the Torah, the Holy Book. For centuries throughout Europe and later the States, the Jews were discriminated against, marginalised, beaten, tortured and killed.
Full analysis here.
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