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Tanzania Secures 1.8tri/ – Loans From China

September 7, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

TANZANIA has secured a 1.2 billion US dollars loan to finance the construction of a 230-kms natural gas pipeline linking Mtwara gas fields and Dar es Salaam. The agreement to that effect was signed in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday … read more »

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Tanzania: 30 dead, 100 missing as boat sinks

July 19, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

At least 28 people have been confirmed dead while some 108 others are still missing after a passenger ferry, whose name is yet to be established, capsized yesterday at Chumbe Island in Zanzibar. In Zanzibar, it is known as Mv … read more »

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39 survive plane crash in Tanzania

April 9, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Thirty-five passengers and four crew members aboard a Dash 8-300 aircraft belonging to Air Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL) escaped death yesterday when the plane skidded off the run way at Kigoma airport while taking-off for Dar es Salaam via Tabora. … read more »

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Tanzania floods: Death toll rises

December 24, 2011 by IndepthAfrica

Dar es Salaam – The death toll from severe flooding in Tanzania’s economic capital Dar es Salaam has risen to 38, local authorities said on Friday. “More bodies continue to be retrieved in various parts of the city that were … read more »

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Four killed as floods wreak havoc in Tanzania

December 21, 2011 by IndepthAfrica

At least four people were killed in flash floods that hit many parts of Dar es Salaam Tuesday, with the Tanzania Meteorological Agency (TMA) issuing an alert over more heavy rains in coastal areas. The Dar es Salaam Regional Commissioner … read more »

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