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The recent wave of abductions, arrests and the brutal killing of an opposition official in Tanzania seems to be dimming the ray of political hope that came with President Samia Suluhu Hassan's ...
Learn about the circumstances and events surrounding the death of John Magufuli, the 5th President of Tanzania, who died on 17 March 2021 following a prolonged illness. Find out how his body was displayed, buried, and honoured by other African leaders.
A comprehensive overview of the historical events and changes in Tanzania and its predecessor states, from the early Pleistocene to the present day. Learn about the Swahili culture, the German and British colonization, the independence movement, and the modern challenges.
On 16 March, the first case in Tanzania was confirmed in Arusha. [15] [16] It was a 46-year-old Tanzanian who had come to Arusha from Belgium. [17] On 17 March, the Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa announced a range of measures, including closing schools. [18] On 18 March, two other cases in Tanzania were reported. [19]
On 25 August 2021, a gunman opened fire at two locations in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. [1] He initially killed two police officers at an intersection and stole the officers' rifles. He walked several hundred metres to the French embassy, where he killed another officer and a security guard. [1]
Floods in northern Tanzania killed 161 people, injured 250 others, damaged over 10,000 houses and affected 210,000 people in 51,000 households. [15] [16] Aftermath
Learn about the armed resistance of Africans against German colonial rule in German East Africa (modern-day Tanzania) from 1905 to 1907. Find out the causes, events, and consequences of the rebellion, and the role of a snake spirit medium named Kinjikitile Ngwale.
Al-Qaeda carried out truck bomb attacks on August 7, 1998, on the U.S. embassies in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The bombings killed more than 220 people and were a response to U.S. involvement in the extradition and torture of Egyptian Islamic Jihad members.