JOHN MAGUFULI WINS TANZANIANS ELECTION ,TENSION MOUNTS,SECURITY BEEFED UP

The National Electoral Commission in Tanzania  (NEC), has declared John Magufuli the winner of Tanzania's general elections after scooping 58.46 percent of votes, defeating his nearest rival, Edward Lowassa from theopposition Chadema party, who obtained 39.97 percent of ballots. However, Mr Lowassa who came second declined to sign the consent forms following...

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ZANZIBAR ELECTION RESULT CANCELLED, LOWASA REJECTS NEC RESULT TENSION MOUNTS

TENSION is mounting across Tanzania, the East African nation after the results of the country’s most competitive election since independence started trickling in from Monday morning this week. There are reports of widespread riots and heavy police patrols in the streets of big towns and cities as well as in remote trade centres.  Although no casualties have been reported, there are fears that the riots would degenerate into violence,...

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TANZANIANS DECIDES ,VOTERS TURNOUT IMMENSE

Tanzanians are voting in presidential and general elections in what is expected to be the tightest race in the history of east Africa’s most populous country. Long lines of voters began gathering hours before dawn on Sunday in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s biggest city, with centres opening at 7am local time (0400 GMT) and queues moving quickly. The presidential vote sees John...

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DW: SPECIAL COVERAGE OF THE ELECTIONS IN TANZANIA

DW: Special Coverage of the Elections in Tanzania  The Kiswahili Service of DW has a special multimedia focus on the General Election in Tanzania during the whole month of October.  On Saturday 24th  and Sunday 25th  listen to special reports in all three programmes in the morning, midday and evening. A particular roundtable discussion Maoni  with political experts on Saturday Midday.  On the election day...

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MOUNT MERU SLOPES ON FLAMES

Mount Meru, Tanzania’s second highest peak  is under devastation by a raging  bush  fire that started  on Sunday  leaving hundreds of  kilometers of forest burnt to ashes.    The thick range of forest, covering the entire windward slopes of the glacier-free mountain were being licked by flames of bush fires reported to have erupted...

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EAC URGE TANZANIA MEDIA TO BUILD PEACE

Dr.Richard Sezibera EAC GENERAL SECRETARY The Secretary General of the East African Community, Amb. Dr. Richard Sezibera has urged the media fraternity in Tanzania to build peace and social consensus as the country prepares for the forthcoming General Elections slated for October 2015. The Secretary General, who was on Wednesday 16 September participating in a two-day...

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LUTHERAN CHURCH BISHOPS CALL ON SECURITY AGENCIES TO MAINTAIN PEACE ON OCTOBER POLLS

  The Lutheran Church has warned against excessive use of force by the government security agencies in the coming polls,saying this could lead to unnecessary chaos. The second largest church group in the country after the Roman Catholic also want the election results to be announced immediately after the counting as any delay may give room for rigging or perception...

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TANZANIAN EX-PRIME MINISTER JOINS OPPOSITION AHEAD OF POLL

Former Tanzanian prime minister Edward Lowassa  has officially  defected from the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party, accusing it of "oppressive leadership", less than three months ahead of a general election to be held on r October 25. Edward Lowasa Lowassa, 61, was the east African country's prime minister between 2005 and 2008. He said he was now joining...

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FOOD AND DRUGS EXPERTS DISCUSS AFLATOXIN POISONOUS CHEMICAL

Food and drugs experts from in and outside the country recently converged at Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology (NMAIST) for two days workshop to chart out ways of suppressing one of the most deadly food poisons. Aflatoxin is a poisonous chemical contaminating maize, groundnuts, and other key staple foods in the country, making them unfit for human and livestock consumption. The chemical is secreted by a naturally occurring...

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EAST AFRICAN LEADERS URGE BURUNDI TO POSTPONE ELECTION

Elections in Burundi should be delayed by at least a month and a half and all violence must stop, East African leaders said Sunday after a regional summit on the crisis. "The summit, concerned at the impasse in Burundi, strongly calls for a long postponement of the elections not less than a month and a half," the East African Community (EAC) said in a statement read out by its secretary general Richard Sezibera after the meeting of regional leaders...

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AfRICA’S FOOD SECURITY THREATENED BY DEADLY MAIZE DESEASE

More than 150 participants are meeting  in Nairobi for an international conference to share knowledge on the latest diagnostics and screening methods for the maize lethal necrosis (MLN) disease, and assess ways of curbing its spread across Africa to help mitigate its effects, particularly large-scale crop losses for smallholders and seed companies. The conference is timely because quality seed is the pillar of agriculture in Africa and...

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NON GOVT ORGANISATION ON MOVE TO FIGHT GBV

A local NGO has embarked on movement against domestic gender based violence in its quest to address historical injustice in Kilimanjaro region. Kilimanjaro HIV/AIDS Control and Prevention Program (MKUKI) says that domestic gender based violence (GBV) is a silent, but deadly social menace mostly affecting women and children. To start with, Mkuki Executive Director,...

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KENYA AND TANZANIA ARE APPARENTLY ON THE WAR OF ECONOMY

 Kenya Airways stands to lose big time after the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority’s decision to cut the frequency of its flights from Nairobi to Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar and Kilimanjaro by over 60 per cent. In what appears to be payback after Kenya banned Tanzanian vehicles from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, the move comes in the wake of a deadlock on the Bilateral Air Services Agreements (Basa) between the two countries. Flights...

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WE WILL DIE FOR OUR ANCESTRAL LAND ,SAY LOLIONDO MAASAI

A pile of animal hides used as sleeping pads are the only few items that can be spotted around Arash, Loosoito and Maaaloni villages in Ngorongoro District following the recent eviction  that saw bomas burnt to ashes. Homeless families living under the tree From a distance one can only see a few sacks, sleeping mats and water buckets hanging from tree branches...

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