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In the local government system of Tanzania, the ward is the smallest democratic unit. Each ward is composed of a committee of eight elected council members which include a chairperson, one salaried officer (with no voting rights), and an executive officer. One-third of seats are reserved for women councillors. [4]
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Tanzania face severe challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents.[4] [5] Homosexuality in Tanzania is a socially taboo topic, and same-sex sexual acts (even in private and consensual) are criminal offences, punishable with life imprisonment.
This is a list of banks in Tanzania whether licensed commercial banks, community banks, microfinance banks, mortgage banks or development banks. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Commercial banks
The Turu (Arimi, Wanyaturu) are an ethnic and linguistic group based in the Singida Region of north-central Tanzania who speak Bantu language Kinyaturu. [1] In 1993, the Turu population was estimated to number 556,000. [2] The current population of the Turu is now over 1,000,000. They speak the Turu language. [3]
With over 130 ethnic groups and local languages spoken, Tanzania is one of the most ethnically diverse countries in Africa. Despite this, ethnic divisions have remained rare in Tanzania, especially when compared to the rest of the continent.
Victoria Nyanza. The black line indicates Stanley's route. Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes.With a surface area of approximately 59,947 km 2 (23,146 sq mi), [6] [7] Lake Victoria is Africa's largest lake by area, the world's largest tropical lake, [8] and the world's second-largest fresh water lake by surface area after Lake Superior in North America. [9]
As of December 2023, national sugar demand was estimated at 721,000 metric tonnes annually. Of that, according to the Tanzania Sugar Board, 481,000 tonnes was brown table sugar while 240,000 tonnes was industrial sugar, all of it imported from outside Tanzania. [13] At that time, national sugar production was estimated at to 380,000 tonnes ...
Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Tanzania; 2022 Africa floods. 21 January – Tanzanian opposition party Chadema organizes a political demonstration in Mwanza. This is the country's first demonstration since President Samia Suluhu Hassan abolished her predecessor John Magufuli's seven-year ban on political assembly earlier this month.