The head of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, was re-elected for a second five-year term, the bank announced Thursday, after a prolonged storm about governance that was resolved by an independent inquiry.

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is to announce his resignation over health issues, local media reported Friday, hours before he was due to address a press conference.

A serial production of Russia’s upgraded Mi-171Sh Storm military transport helicopter, which is armed with guided missiles, will start in two years, a senior official with Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant told TASS on Thursday.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has invited the Libyan warring parties to declare a cessation of all the hostilities throughout the country and hold an election in the nearest possible time, considering this an important move towards political settlement.

Violent protests broke out in a Johannesburg suburb on Thursday following the gunning down of a disabled teenage boy allegedly by South African police on patrol.

Uncertainty over the delayed tabling of the 2020/2021 budget of the East African Community (EAC) continued yesterday as the tabling was cancelled at the last minute. This time, it failed due to lack of quorum as none of the Kenyan members to the East African Legislative Assembly (Eala) joined turn  the virtual sitting.

The Tanzania Cigarette Company Limited Plc (TCC) has revealed that its profit after tax for the six months to June 30, 2020 declined by 19 percent as a result of the impact of the viral Covid-19 pandemic.

Namungo Football Club head coach Hitimana Thiery says his side is ready for a revenge against Simba in the Community Shield encounter on Sunday.

People guilty of noise pollution will be taken to court, the director general of the National Environment Management Council (Nemc), Dr Samuel Gwamaka, warned here yesterday.

Africa loses an estimated $670 million in rejected exports annually due to contamination by aflatoxin.

More than 70,000 students who passed 2020 Form Six examinations, as well as those from mid-level colleges, are expected to start applying for undergraduate degree admission following the opening of the first application window yesterday.

Kenyans have been unusually angry – and almost united – since the exposure documentary #COVID19Millionaires by NTV a fortnight ago about the corruption in coronavirus-related tenders, and the theft of personal protective equipment (PPE) donated by rich philanthropists like Jack Ma.

The World Bank (WB) is financing the establishment and implementation of an East Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP) in Tanzania, Kenya and Ethiopia. Costing $293 million ($210 million loan and $83 million grant from the World Bank Group’s International Development Association), the project’s development objectives are to increase access to – and improve the quality of – technical and vocational education training (TVET) programmes, as well as to support regional integration and economic corridors.

Many people think that they can do better jobs than their managers. Some of them are right, most of them are just baloney. There is a reason why many managers occupy their offices at a certain point in time.

Rwanda has issued an international arrest warrant for a top former Rwandan military official, Aloys Ntiwiragabo, who is under investigation in France over his role in the country's 1994 genocide which claimed 800,000 lives.

China has on Wednesday August 26 announced that all China-bound passengers from Tanzania will have to obtain COVID-19 negative certificates before boarding flights

Abrogation of the Article-370 has been the unshackling of the chains of bondage of women of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). Women have been one of the main dis-advantaged sections.

Dar es Salaam. Tanzanians should adequately prepare to pitch their agribusinesses from a new platform that connects investment-ready agricultural firms and projects to financiers, business services, and an ecosystem of partners from around the world.

Three more Kenyan airlines have been banned in Tanzania as the two countries’ apparent standoff over management of Covid-19 deteriorates.

A non-nonsense editorial chief I worked with at a downtown newsroom in the early 2000s used to admonish us with thus: “You people, at least, ensure you take care of the basics!” Yes, why not sort out issues that are within your competence before you hand over your work to the editor.

The National Electoral Commission has not approved CCK candidate Mwaijoo David and his running mate Ali Said Juma to stand for presidency in the upcoming October polls.

The equity market started lower on Monday after four counters lost in the first trading day of the week.

African technology for Africans - this is what Isaya Yunge, the CEO of Smart Kaya wants to create. And he is working to bring that vision to light, through the creation of Africa’s first hands-free smart speaker, which looks to be on the market by next year. But the product - Smart Kaya - is more than just a speaker, Isaya explains, it is about building technology that is designed with Africans in mind, with African languages, culture, traditions and norms all taken into account.

As Tanzanian private schools ready themselves for the new academic year, Kenya and surrounding countries remain closed fearing the increased costs of protecting their students from the deadly virus that has ravaged the world.

Kenya is racing against time to sign a post-Brexit trade deal with the UK, as ideological differences among EAC member states threaten to derail negotiations for a collective trade agreement.

Soccer giants Young Africans will on August 30 unveil their new players recruited for the Mainland Tanzania Football League and the Azam Federation Cup competition when they play against Aigle Noir of Burundi. The team is expected to arrive in the country a day before the encounter which will be coloured by another celebrated Bongo Flava artiste, Harmonize.

Thousands of Simba fans in festive mood on Saturday swarmed the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam to witness the Mainland Tanzania Premier League champs Simba Simba Sporta Club (‘Simba’) introducing its new players and kits for the next league season.

Diplomatic staff at the Uganda embassy in Denmark convened a Zoom meeting and discussed how to share government money they were not able to spend during the 2019/20 financial year that ended in June.

The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has asked its security to ensure that all uninvited visitors present Covid-19 certificates before accessing the premises.

Uganda on Monday recalled its ambassador to Denmark and her deputy, after the pair were recorded apparently plotting in a Zoom meeting to steal funds meant to deal with the COVID-19 crisis.

Jerry Kott,61,is a DJ and has been active since 1975 when he was first enlisted at Mbowe Night Club (Club Bilicanas) despite being  in his twilight he still has what it takes to bring the house down.

Over 300 wildebeests drowned after a suspected stampede on Sunday afternoon as they crossed the Mara River in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve.

Unidentified assailants in Mozambique have set fire to the headquarters of an investigative newspaper that angered the government by leaking confidential documents earlier this year, its editor said on Monday.

The Tanzania Civil Aviation Association has on Monday August 24 issued an order to all owners of drones to register them in the next four days

Tanzania’s fish exports rose by a goodly 82 percent in the past four years - thanks to a rise in production volumes, and the decision to scrap some nuisance taxes associated with the fisheries sub-sector.