Tanzania
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UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell visits Tanzania to recognize progress for children despite continued challenges
Mar 12, 2025Concluding a three-day visit to Tanzania today, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell thanked the Government and development partners for delivering impressive gains for children while vowing UNICEF’s continued support in reaching the most vulnerable, including millions... -
Almost 1 Million People in Kenya, Burundi, Tanzania, and Somalia Affected as Unprecedented Heavy Rains Continue to Wreak Havoc in Eastern Africa
May 12, 2024Flooding and landslides in Eastern Africa are affecting almost a million people in Burundi, Kenya, Somalia and Tanzania. As unusually heavy rains have pounded the region, exacerbated by the 2023-24 El Niño climate phenomenon, hundreds of... -
155 killed in Tanzania as heavy rains cause floods, landslides: PM
Apr 26, 2024According to Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa, at least 155 people have perished in Tanzania as a result of landslides and flooding brought on by El Nino-related torrential rains. He reported to the legislature that roughly 200,000... -
Tanzania plane crash death toll jumps to 19
Nov 6, 202219 people have now died as a result of Sunday’s plane disaster in Lake Victoria in Tanzania, according to Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa. The Precision Air flight crashed into the water as it approached the city... -
Tanzania’s president dies aged 61 after Covid rumours
Mar 18, 2021Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has died aged 61, the country’s vice-president has announced. He died on Wednesday from heart complications at a hospital in Dar es Salaam, Samia Suluhu Hassan said in an address on state... -
WDF receives a grant to fight against NCDs in Tanzania
Mar 2, 2019The World Diabetes Foundation (WDF) has received a DKK 31 million (USD 5 million) grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation in support of a project in Tanzania aimed at strengthening access to care for people with... -
Novartis, ASCP and ACS join forces to fight cancer in Ethiopia, Uganda and Tanzania
Nov 18, 2017Cancer is on the rise in Sub-Saharan Africa. Approximately 650,000 people in Africa develop cancer annually, and about 510,000 cancer deaths occur annually due to limited treatment. Novartis, the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) and... -
IFC and WFP collaborate to finance smallholder farmers in Rwanda and Tanzania
Jul 18, 2017News Hour: The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) are launching smallholder farmer financing programs with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to improve food security among vulnerable... -
France supports WFP cash programme for refugees in Tanzania
Jul 4, 2017News Hour: The Government of France has contributed EUR 250,000 to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) so that refugees in Tanzania can receive further cash assistance. Following a previous allocation of funds (EUR 750,000)... -
BRAC provided 50 sewing machines to girl entrepreneurs in Tanzania
Feb 22, 2017News Hour: BRAC, through their Empowerment and Livelihood for Adolescent (ELA) project, has rolled out a plan to support 50 outstanding girls with sewing machines across four regions in Tanzania, namely Dar es salaam, Mbeya, Iringa...
