Tag Archives: Tanzania
Beginning on April 6, 1994, Hutus began slaughtering the Tutsis in the African country of Rwanda. As the brutal killings continued, the world stood idly by and just watched the slaughter. Lasting 100 days, the Rwanda genocide left approximately 800,000 … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Op-ed, Rwanda
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Tagged Arusha Accords, Belgium, Hutu, IndepthAfrica, Juvénal Habyarimana, Rwanda, Rwandan Genocide, Tanzania, Tutsi
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By Gasasira, Sweden Reliable Information obtained by Umuvugizi confirms that Kagame’s intelligence outfit continue to heighten their subversive activities of abducting Gen Stanislas Bigaruka, who was the in charge of combat operations in FDRL and deputy commander to General Sylvestre … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Rwanda, Special Reports
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Tagged Bigaruka Stanislas, Democratic Republic of Congo, Directorate of Military Intelligence, IndepthAfrica, Kigoma, Rwanda, Rwandan Genocide, Sylvestre Mudacumura, Tanzania
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The death toll from the collapse of a building in Tanzania’s commercial capital Dar es Salaam has climbed to 17, a senior government official said on Saturday. The building of more than 12 storeys, which had been under construction, collapsed … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Tanzania
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Tagged Boom and bust, Dar es Salaam, Friday, IndepthAfrica, Jakaya Kikwete, Kariakoo, List of Presidents of Tanzania, Reuters, Tanzania
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Election monitors say that the constitutional referendum in Zimbabwe is ‘peaceful and credible’ The southern African regional bloc which brokered a coalition pact in Zimbabwe on Sunday handed the constitutional referendum a clean bill of health despite isolated incidents of … read more »
It’s taken more than four decades for Africa’s greatest author to talk about his experiences in the Biafran war, still one of Africa’s most tragic – and defining – conflicts. After the long wait, his book There Was a Country … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Achebe, Biafra, Biafran, CHINUA ACHEBE, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria newspapers, Nigerian, Nigerian Civil War, Tanzania
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The East African Community will deploy a team of election observers during the March 4, 2013 Kenya general elections. This follows an invitation extended by the government of Kenya to the regional body to deploy a 40-member election observer mission. … read more »
By Edward Clay A Tanzanian journalist, who won an award for journalists of exceptional potential enabling him to work for British newspapers in 2009, gave evidence for the defendant in November 2012 in a libel trial in London brought by … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Tanzania
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Tagged Commonwealth Business Council, Edward Clay, IndepthAfrica, IPP Media, Jakaya Kikwete, Kenya, Politics of Tanzania, Reginald Mengi, Tanzania
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By Kris Berwouts I don’t know much about nightlife. Not in Belgium, not in Africa. Least of all do I know about nightlife in Rumonge, Burundi. But last week I was hanging around there with a pal from Belgium and … read more »
Posted in Article, Burundi, East Africa
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Tagged Belgium, Bujumbura, Burundi, Central Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Rumonge, Tanzania, United States
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The Ethiopian Federal Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has formally announced that its Commissioner, Ali Suleiman, has been elected a member of the African Union Advisory Board on Corruption. According to the Commission’s statement, Commissioner Ali was elected at the 20th … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged African Union, Benin, Burundi, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, IndepthAfrica, latest ethiopian news, Libya, Mali, news ethiopia, Tanzania, Togo
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At least 53 people have died in a road accident north of the Zambian capital, Lusaka. Reports suggest that a bus taking passengers from a mining district to the capital collided with an oncoming truck. The bus, operated by the … read more »
By Kris Berwouts The civil war in Burundi now lies several years behind us. Since November 2003, when the CNDD-FDD integrated the transitional institutions, the rebels and the regular armed forces integrated their troops into a new national army. The … read more »
Posted in Article, Burundi, East Africa
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Tagged Arusha, Arusha Agreement, Burundi, Bururi, Hutu, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Lake Tanganyika, Rumonge, Tanzania
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Ethiopia coach Sewnet Bishaw has shrugged off his side’s underdog status on the eve of their return to the finals of the African Nations Cup for the first time in more than 30 years. The lowest-ranked of all the finalists … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Soccer, Southern Africa, Sports, Zambia
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Tagged 2013 afcon fixtures, 2013 afcon tickets, afcon fixtures, afcon tickets african nations, africa cup 2013, africa cup nations, african cup, African Nations Cup, Burkina Faso, cup of nations, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, FIFA World Rankings, Hervé Renard, IndepthAfrica, latest ethiopian news, Namibia, nations cup 2013, news ethiopia, Tanzania, Zambia
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Arusha — THOUGH human trafficking cases involving people from the Horn of Africa are rife in Arusha, it is rare for local culprits who act as conduits to be arraigned. Five Tanzanians have been sentenced to serve five years in … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Tanzania
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Tagged Arusha, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian latest news, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Horn of Africa, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Kisongo, latest ethiopian news, Longido, Namanga, Tanzania
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“Minnows”, “rank outsiders” or, at best, a hardly flattering “unknown quantity”. These are just a few of the comments flying around about Ethiopia’s prospects in next week’s African Cup of Nations in South Africa in the country’s first appearance in … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Nigeria
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Tagged 2010 FIFA World Cup, Africa Nations Cup, Burkina Faso, Emmanuel Adebayor, Ethiopia, ethiopia at AFCON 2013, ethiopia at nations cup, Ethiopia Football Team, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia
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Ethiopia ended their pre-2013 Africa Cup of Nations build-up on a high with a win over Tanzania on Friday. The Walia Antelopes beat Tanzania 2-1 in Addis Ababa. It was a great day for new boy and ex-USA junior international … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Soccer, Sports, Tanzania
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Tagged 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, 2013 africa cup of nations 2010, 2013 africa cup of nations bids shortlist, 2013 africa cup of nations draw, 2013 africa cup of nations final round draw, 2013 africa cup of nations history, 2013 africa cup of nations qualification, 2013 africa cup of nations wiki, Addis Ababa, africa cup of nations 2012 fixtures, africa cup of nations 2012 live, africa cup of nations 2012 schedule, africa cup of nations 2013, africa cup of nations fixtures, africa cup of nations qualifiers, africa cup of nations website, africa cup of nations winners, african cup of nations 2013 fixtures, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopia v tanzania, ethiopian news, Mbombela Stadium, Saint George, Tanzania, Zambia
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By Yilma Bekele My beautiful and brilliant niece graduated from college a few days ago. We are all proud and happy with her accomplishment. It gave the whole family an opportunity to get together. Believe me the festival was preserved … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Facebook, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Tanzania, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, TPLF, United States
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Eight Ethiopians have been apprehended by the immigration department in Tanga region for allegedly entering the country without relevant permits. In an interview with The Guardian yesterday, Tanga regional immigration officer, Sixtus Nyaki said the undocumented Ethiopians were nabbed on … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Dodoma Region, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Guardian, IndepthAfrica, Indian Ocean, Kilimanjaro Region, South Africa, Tanzania
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Five East African countries are expected to become beneficiaries of the Eastern Electricity Highway project which is expected to see these countries using Ethiopia’s surplus electric power for their domestic uses, reports Capital. The five countries expected to be connected … read more »
Posted in Comoros, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea
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Tagged East Africa, EEPCO F.C., Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian government, ethiopian news, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Tanzania, World Bank
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The former president of Madagascar says he will not run for any position in the island country’s next election, but he says he wants to return home. Marc Ravalomanana has been living in exile in South Africa since 2009, when … read more »
The Africa Under 19 Women Cricket trophy will remain in the East African region as hosts Uganda emerged champions when the tournament came to a close this Monday evening in Kampala. The Ugandan team lost only one game in the … read more »
Eritrean soccer players who disappeared from their hotel in Uganda over the weekend have sought asylum in the east African country, a senior Ugandan government official said on Thursday. Mass defections by Eritrean soccer players are becoming common as the … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations, Eritrea, IndepthAfrica, Musa Ecweru, Navanethem Pillay, Refugee, Tanzania, Uganda, United Nations
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Cranes of Uganda eliminated Ethiopia 2-0 in the quarter-final of the 2012 CECAFA Challenge Cup here today. The Cranes opened the score in the 4th minute through Geoffrey Kizito and Robert Ssentongo added a second 15 minutes into the second … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Bobby Williamson, Cranes, Ethiopia, ethiopian news, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Zanzibar
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At least 14 members of the Eritrea football squad have disappeared in Uganda while playing in a regional tournament and may eventually claim asylum, Ugandan officials said on Monday. Eritrea is one of the world’s most secretive states ruled by … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Asmara, Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations, Eritrea, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Office of the Prime Minister, Tanzania, Uganda, United Nations
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opinion By Colins Mabinda,The Star I have been pondering long and hard why is it that Kenyans often follow their tribal leaders with such mindless zeal, even when all indications are that we are being led to a slaughter house. … read more »
Posted in Article, Kenya
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Tagged Ethiopia, Ghana, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, kenya news, Kenyan, kenyan news, Maasai Mara, Serengeti, Tanzania, World cup
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By Polycarp Machira The Political Platform Reporter Dar es Salaam. Just a day after the Americans went to the ballot box to decide who will lead the World Superpower for the next four years; a cross section of Tanzanians has … read more »
Muslim protesters clashed with police in Tanzania’s commercial capital on Friday during a protest over the arrest of a hardline Islamic cleric, witnesses said. Police fired tear gas and at least 30 people were arrested. Similar demonstrations have erupted sporadically … read more »
By Tom Savory and Subiro Mwapinga Things are changing in Tanzania. Large gas finds off the country’s coastline look set to shake up a country generally considered in continental economic analysis as stable but unexciting. With big players entering the … read more »
Posted in Article, Tanzania
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Tagged Benjamin Mkapa, Chama Cha Mapinduzi, Civic United Front, Dar es Salaam, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Jakaya Kikwete, Salaam, Tanzania, Zanzibar
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By Kuyok Abol Kuyok October 19, 2012 — Today marks exactly two years since South Sudan lost Justice Wilson Aryamba, one of its eminent sons. The late was the first Head of Judiciary in the Southern Sudan until 1984. In … read more »
Posted in Article, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Abel Alier, Gismalla Abdalla Rassas, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Indepth Africa Magazine, John Garang, Khartoum, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Wilson Aryamba
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Dele Meiji Fatunla This year’s launch of the Mo Ibrahim Index on Governance and the Mo Ibrahim Prizefor leadership was full of signs and signals. In a signal that it wanted to engage more with governments, the foundation appointed Abdoulie … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, North Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa
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Tagged Abdoulie Janneh, Barack Obama, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, Mo Ibrahim, Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership, Salim Ahmed Salim, South Africa, Tanzania
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By Felly Kimenyi, independent The New Times’ Felly Kimenyi interviewed the Ugandan High Commissioner to Rwanda Richard Kabonero, who is also the Dean of Diplomats accredited to Kigali. The interview touched a number of issues including the wave of revolutions … read more »
Posted in Article, Uganda
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Tagged East Africa, East African Community, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, KIGALI, Rwanda, Tanzania, TNT, Uganda
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