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An increase in temperature by 2 °C during the growing season as projected by 2050 will likely reduce yields of rice, sorghum and maize by 7.6%, 8.8% and 13% respectively in Tanzania. A 20% increase in precipitation variability between seasons was found to decrease yields of rice, sorghum and maize by 7.6%, 7.2% and 4.2% respectively by 2050. [13]
Hinduism is a minority religion in Tanzania, practiced by some 30,000 people (1996) in the mainland and Zanzibar combined. Most practitioners are of Indo-Tanzanian (particularly Gujarati) ancestry. There were about 50,000 Hindus in Tanzania in 2010, according to Pew Research Center estimates. [2]
Tanzania has a high HIV/AIDS rate and reportedly one million people are infected. The Government has increasingly resorted to homophobic rhetoric, alleging that homosexuality is "un-African". In 2018, a so-called "witch hunt" was declared against gay people in Dar es Salaam , where gay men were forced to endure anal examinations and torture. [3]
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.
Brazil and Tanzania established diplomatic relations in 1970. [1] In 1979, Brazil opened an embassy in Dar es Salaam; however, the embassy was closed in 1991 due to budget restraints. In March 2005, the Brazilian embassy in Dar es Salaam was reopened. [1] In 2007, Tanzania opened a resident embassy in Brasília.
History. Much of the relationship between Tanzania and the United States has been framed first by the Cold War, and more recently in the context of US policies toward Africa and development. At times relations between the two countries have been tense, though in recent years the two countries have established a growing partnership.
History. Miss Tanzania started in the 1967 and the participants for the most part were from Dar es Salaam, the winners were however not sent to compete internationally. In 1968, the government banned beauty contests in the country after advice from the ruling political party's youth league citing it was not consistent with Tanzanian culture.
Website. Official website. Azam TV is an East African direct broadcast satellite [1] service owned by Bakhresa Group [2] based in Dar es salaam , Tanzania. Launched in 2013, the service provides audio, radio and television channels services to subscribers, [3] mostly in Tanzania, Malawi, Rwanda, [4] Zimbabwe, [5] [6] Uganda [7] and Kenya. [8]