Tanzania News

Tanzania News From AOL News

Millions of Dollars Donated for Malaria Drugs Stolen

LONDON -- A leading global health fund believes millions of dollars worth of its donated malaria drugs have been stolen in recent years - perhaps hundreds of millions of dollars worth - vastly exceeding levels of theft previously suspected, according to confidential documents obtained by The Associated Press. The internal...

Elvis Tribute Artist Without Legs and Armless Baseball Player Lend a Hand [VIDEO]

This country is filled with Elvis Presley tribute artists, but you'll never forget Danny Frasier, because he has the voice and the moves that will remind you of the King -- and he has no legs. Frasier shared the stage with Jim Goldman -- a man with no arms who can hunt, fish, operate power tools and play sports. The two...

25 Killed in Tanzania by Blasts at Military Ammo Depot

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania - A military ammunition depot in Tanzania's largest city blew up overnight in a series of explosions that leveled homes, killed at least 25 people and wounded about 145 others. Thousands ran for their lives, and 200 children have been unable to find their parents. Several houses and a school were...

UN Declares 2011 the 'International Year of Forests'

UNITED NATIONS -- Some 380 million years after the first trees grew on Earth, the United Nations today declared 2011 to be the "International Year of Forests," saying that forests and the 1.6 billion people who depend on them for their livelihood need to be protected. "Each minute that we spend on this planet breathing in...

Everest's Youngest Climber Prepares for Antarctica Adventure

He stood on the top of the world when he reached the peak of Mount Everest in 2010 at the tender age of 13, but Jordan Romero thinks he can still scale to new heights in 2011. Romero, now 14, is the youngest person to climb the world's tallest mountain, and he's attempting another record-setting year. His sights are set...

Tanzania News From AOL

GADLING

How To Have Good Luck Around The World

In China , it is thought that painting your door red is not only welcoming, but will also bring good fortune and happiness.

THE HUFFINGTON POST

G(irls) 20 Summit: Catching Up With Women Farmers

We step out of the dimly-lit meeting room into the cheerful hubbub outside.

THE HUFFINGTON POST

Half of Women Still Give Birth Alone or Without Skilled Health Care in Tanzania -- But We Can Change That!

On International Day of the Midwife on May 5, our short film "What I Want Is Simple", is airing on national television and radio in Tanzania.

THE HUFFINGTON POST

Greeks Help Out in Africa: A Health Center Goes Up in Tanzania

An Athenian and his wife are lured by the description of an environmentally friendly safari lodge on the coast of Tanzania north of Dar es Salaam.

THE HUFFINGTON POST

Chili Pepper Fences Keep Elephants At Bay

Elephants never forget -- especially about the burning intensity of chili peppers.

Tanzania News From the Web

06/01/12 Destitute Girls Remain Socially Vulnerable Source: AllAfrica.com It is evident that harsh economic conditions drive children out of schools.
06/01/12 New Resources May be a Curse - AfDB Source: AllAfrica.com Discoveries of uranium, oil and gas in East Africa could destabilize the region unless member states have in place meaningful plans on how to utilize and protect the resources from falling into wrong hands.
06/01/12 SADC Troika meets in Luanda Source: Angola Press The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Troika is meeting Friday in Luanda, ahead of the opening of the Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the regional organisation,. The meeting is being attended by the presidents of Angola, JosÃ© Eduardo dos Santos, South Africa, Jacob Zuma, Zambia, Michael Sata, and the prime minister of Tanzania, Juno Pindo, including the SADC executive secretary, TomÃ¡s SalomÃ£o.
06/01/12 Ivory Coast want to start big Source: SuperSport With bitter memories of their failure to clinch the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations still haunting both the Ivory Coast players and fans, beginning their 2014 FIFA World qualifying campaign at home in Abidjan with a solid lead against Tanzania before facing Morocco in a week's time, seems to be the burning objective ahead of Saturday's meeting at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium.
06/01/12 Poachers Are a Menace, Let's Get Rid of Them Source: AllAfrica.com Wildlife, which this country is endowed with, is - without any scintilla of doubt - one of its most valuable assets.

Background on Tanzania

Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( ), is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south.

more at wikipedia »