Author: Matonyinga Makaro

In our briefing today: U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy David Turk Meets with Tanzanian Deputy Prime Minister Doto Biteko for clean energy talks ;

SGR train service to begin Dar es salaam-Morogoro route on June 14;

Human Rights Watch: Police linked to killings at North Mara Gold Mine, calls for an independent investigation;

Tanzania launches a task force to research minerals, aims to survey 50% of resources by 2030

In our briefing today: Two weeks missing: Asiimwe Novath still not found as International Albinism Awareness Day approaches;

Political heat on X (Twitter) forces ruling party supporters to call for an App ban in Tanzania, citing pornography;

President Samia mourns Malawi Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima;

Tanzanians in diaspora seek improved civic space to contribute to democratization at home

In our briefing today: State House Spokesperson transferred to Deputy Permanent Secretary role;

Plans to acquire a national satellite are on track;

Parliament passed a resolution for Local Councils to partner with the Fire and Rescue Force;

Government defends its borrowing strategy, ‘We prioritize concessional loans’

In our briefing today: Tanzania turns to China for standard gauge railway financing;

Seven days without two-year-old Asiimwe Novath: Concerns grow over safety of people with albinism;

Tanzania signs 422.16 Billion loan with South Korea;

Songwe residents file lawsuit against Ngorongoro Conservation Authority to oppose eviction;

Ensuring transparency in Tanzania’s relations with the outside world is key to preventing unnecessary misunderstanding

The silence from the police regarding efforts to recover the child has heightened concerns about her safety.

In our briefing today: Tanzania to spend Tshs. 13.13 trillion to service its debt in FY 2024/25;

VOA changed its report on the South Korea-Tanzania loan;

Stakeholders demand government accountability following the abduction of a child with albinism;

The E-border system prevented the entry of 1,233 unqualified visitors in Tanzania

The LHRC has called on the government to establish comprehensive protective systems at all levels, from hamlets, villages, wards, districts, and regions, to the national level, to ensure the safety of people with albinism and enable them to enjoy their lives like others in the community.

In our briefing today: Search for missing two-year-old albino girl intensifies; three detained; Tanzania to introduce new policy to nurture startups; Tanzania to build an aerospace institute

The police in Kagera region are holding three people including the father of the child in connection with the disappearance of a two-year-old albino girl, Asimwe Novath.