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February 3, 2026 9:45 PM

India, Tanzania hold 4th joint defence cooperation committee meeting in Zanzibar

India and Tanzania held the fourth meeting of the Joint Defence Cooperation Committee (JDCC) in Zanzibar from February 2 to 3, reviewing ongoing defence cooperation and exploring new avenues to further strengthen bilateral ties. During the meeting, both sides discussed a wide range of areas for collaboration, including military training, service-to-service engagement, maritime security and defence industry cooperation. The discussions reflected the shared interest of the two countries in enhanc...

November 1, 2025 9:20 AM

Tanzania opposition says hundreds killed in vote protests, UN calls for probe

Tanzania's main opposition party said on Friday hundreds of people had been killed in protests over elections this week, as the U.N. secretary-general called for an investigation into allegations of excessive use of force. The U.N. human rights office said credible reports indicated at least 10 people were killed in protests in three cities, the first public estimate of any fatalities by an international body since Wednesday's vote. The foreign ministers of Britain, Canada and Norway issued a ...

October 31, 2025 4:55 PM

Tanzania government downplays violent protests, promises return to order

Tanzania's government on Friday downplayed protests that have rocked several cities since a general election earlier this week as "isolated incidents" and said it was working to swiftly restore normalcy. Protests erupted on Wednesday over anger about the exclusion of President Samia Suluhu Hassan's two biggest challengers from the race and what the government's critics say is widespread repression. Police have imposed an overnight curfew in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam over the past tw...

March 14, 2025 12:17 PM

Tanzania declares end of second Marburg virus disease outbreak

Tanzanian health authorities have declared the end of the country's second Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak after 42 days passed without any new cases following the death of the last confirmed patient on January 28. Minister of Health Jenista Mhagama stated that since no new cases had been reported as of March 11, the country had met the World Health Organization’s (WHO) criteria for officially declaring the outbreak over. "Scientifically, we have met the criteria for declaring the end o...