The Ngorongoro conservation area is the only place in Tanzania where its residents have to be inspected to get to their homes from wherever they go. It’s as if NCA is a country within a country.
Organisers contend that art is the most effective tool to convey such complex subjects as human rights, especially to children.
In our briefing today:
Tanzania re-selected to the MCC after a seven years hiatus; Personal Data Protection Commission board’s chairperson appointed; Joseph Oleshangay: Winner of Weimar Human Rights Prize shares future of his activism; AfDB approves over $600m for 650-kilometre Tanzania, Burundi rail infrastructure; History as MNH launches first-ever hyperbaric machine in East Africa; Remmy Ongala: The life, death and legacy of legendary musician.
Tourism Minister Kairuki will grace a dinner gala at the famous Gran Melia Hotel in the tourist town of Arusha, where the event will launch.
The eight-day expedition in December 2023 is marketed as a “truly extraordinary experience to explore Africa’s most iconic landscapes.”
It is becoming increasingly difficult to imagine how authorities will reconcile its controversial policy on Ngorongoro with its stated commitments to promoting human rights in Tanzania.
They were accused of murdering a police officer during an altercation between the Maasai people and security forces.
It wants the government to end the security operation immediately and suspend any land acquisition plans until the community has given their free, prior and informed consent in genuine consultations.
In our briefing today: Government orders border scrutiny and investigation of NGOs in Loliondo; Amnesty International wants Tanzania to halt ‘brutal security operation’ in Loliondo; Tanzania charges two Chinese nationals with economic sabotage; Tanzania’s population to reach 61.3 million, NBS says; Tanzania, Oman ink deal on oil, gas.
PM Majaliwa insists that no fighting is taking place in Loliondo but social media is full of photos of injured Maasai people.
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