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March 30, 2021. Tanzanian police say 45 people died during a stampede in Dar-es-Salaam on March 21 as mourners paid their last respects to the late President John Magufuli. ^ "Tanzania's Hassan suspends ports chief, continuing Magufuli's anti-graft stance". Reuters. March 28, 2021. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
Events. Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Tanzania; 2022 Africa floods. 19 March – Twenty-two people are killed and 38 more injured during a bus–truck collision in Melela Kibaoni, Morogoro Region, Tanzania. [1] 24 March – The World Health Organization announces that a polio vaccination campaign will begin in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania ...
Causes One of the biggest drivers of heavy rain in East Africa is the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD). During a positive phase the waters in the western Indian Ocean are much warmer than normal and this can bring heavier rain regardless of El Niño. However, when both a positive IOD and an El Niño occur at the same time then the rains in East Africa can become extreme. Impact Kenya A fallen tree ...
Events. 13 January – At least 21 miners are killed and several others are trapped following a collapse at a gold mine in Simiyu Region. [2] 10 March – Eight children and one adult on Zanzibar die from chelonitoxism after consuming sea turtle meat, a local delicacy. Another 78 people are hospitalized.
Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to the south; Zambia to the southwest; and Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west.
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.
An increase in temperature by 2 °C - 4 °C is likely to alter the distribution of Tanzania's seven agro-ecological zones. Areas that used to grow perennial crops would be suitable for annual crops. Climate change would tend to accelerate plant growth and reduce the length of growing seasons. [5] Vulnerability in the agricultural sector is ...
1961. Diplomatic relations between Japan and Tanganyika were established on Tanganyika independence of 9 December 1961 . When Tanganyika and Zanzibar were united and became Tanzania on 26 April 1964, diplomatic ties were automatically extended to cover the union. Japan has an embassy in Dar es Salaam.