The 20th Tanzania Economic Update (TEU) shows that accelerating a fertility decline has the potential to enable the country to reap the benefits of a demographic dividend, which refers to how improved health and reduced fertility can drive economic growth. When a country experiences better health outcomes and fewer births, …
Fears that climate change is triggering a coffee killing fungus which could wipe out plantations are unfounded, a new study suggests. Last month a report by The Climate Institute warned that an increase in wet and warm conditions was driving the spread of coffee leaf rust which attacks crops, causing …
Tanzania President John Magufuli has dismissed two senior officials after they were caught opening a fake bank account to funnel aid funds destined for victims of a recent earthquake. The 5.7 magnitude earthquake, which struck the Kagera region in Tanzania near the Uganda border on 10 September, killed at least …
BUKALEBA FOREST RESERVE, Uganda (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Deep within a pine and eucalyptus forest on the shores of Lake Victoria in southern Uganda, a parcel of land is pitting a Norwegian timber company against more than 10,000 villagers who say its "green" project is costing their homes and livelihood. …
The death toll from an earthquake that struck northwest Tanzania at the weekend has risen to 16, the government said on Monday as a smaller aftershock hit the same area. There were no immediate reports of damage from the second tremor. The first shock, in the Kagera region on Saturday, …
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake has killed at least 13 people and injured 203 in northern Tanzania, the authorities say. The quake struck close to the border with Uganda and Rwanda near Lake Victoria. Images posted on social media showed significant damage to buildings in Bukoba, a city of more than …
The anti-poaching campaign has gained momentum after the Arusha Resident Magistrate's Court sentenced two poachers, Damas Komba and Jamal Athuman, to total of 40 years imprisonment or pay a fine of over 970m/- for illegal possession of government trophies. Resident Magistrate Chrisanta Chitanda convicted the two accused persons last Friday …
Two dogs — Jenny, a Belgian Malinois dog, and Dexter, an English springer spaniel — are members of a new team of specially trained dogs and handlers from Tanzanian National Parks (TANAPA), according to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). Following a tipoff, Jenny and her handler successfully detected four concealed …
NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The first hybrid rice varieties developed in sub-Saharan Africa are yielding up to four times more than other improved varieties, say scientists, who are using web-based tools to identify the right climate conditions to maximise harvests. The 15 hybrids, bred in Kenya and Tanzania, are …
More than 120 million of the world’s poorest depend on the coffee economy, a report says, and their livelihoods are already suffering from temperature rises Climate change is going to halve the area suitable for coffee production and impact the livelihoods of more than 120 million of the world’s poorest …
A newly deployed team of specially trained dogs have helped authorities in Tanzania seize a haul of elephant tusks, with conservationists hoping the canine allies can help significantly slow rampant poaching in the country. The dogs – Jenny, a Belgian Malinois, and Dexter, an English springer spaniel – discovered the …
Tanga — Tanzania has planned to implement several climate change mitigation actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 10-20 per cent by 2030. According to an official in the Vice President's Office (Environment), Mr Freddy Manyika, mitigation actions will be undertaken in the energy, transport, forestry and waste management areas …
Yaeda Ampa — While farmers across the country have used swathes of land for growing crops over many years, most do not have any documented evidence to prove that it is theirs Katrina Hhaynihhi and her husband Simon could not be more proud of the piece of paper held tightly …
At least 63 villages in Itilima District will be connected to electricity supply under the Rural Energy Agency (Rea) Phase III. This was said by deputy minister for Energy and Minerals Medard Kalemani during a press conference held here last weekend. Implementation is expected to start early next month. He …
The days are numbered for mosquitoes which transmit malaria, if the latest from scientists is anything to go by. Scientists at the Ifakara Health Institute and partner institutions have developed insecticide- laden Eave Tubes known as 'Tungulizibomba' that attract and kill mosquitoes . The local innovation is based on a …
Researchers have combined satellite imagery with AI to predict areas of poverty across the world. There's little reliable data on local incomes in developing countries, which hampers efforts to tackle the problem. A team from Stanford University were able to train a computer system to identify impoverished areas from satellite …
Zanzibar — Despite on-going awareness campaign to protect Zanzibar from environmental degradation, fuelled by fast growing development programmes, the islands are still grappling with deforestation at an alarming rate, according to environmentalists. Deforestation is one of the detrimental factors of environmental degradation, as trees are giving way to farming, fuel …
New research blames rising temperatures over the last century as the key cause of decline in one of the world's most important fisheries. Lake Tanganyika is Africa's oldest lake and its fish are a critical part of the diet of neighbouring countries. But catches have declined markedly in recent decades …
ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Some 23 million farmers in drought-hit Southern Africa need urgent help to prepare for the next planting season with only a few weeks left before it begins, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Thursday. FAO said failure to help farmers in time …
Mwanza — Only two per cent of 100 firms surveyed by the National Environmental Management Council (NEMC) in Lake Zone regions adhere to Environmental preservation regulations. Nemc Director General Mr Boniventura Baya said the survey was conducted in Mwanza, Geita, Simiyu, Kagera, Shinyanga and Mara regions. The Nemc boss said …
African Development Bank (AfDB) has expressed satisfaction on Tanzania's implementation of water and sanitation projects, promising to continue working closely with the government towards the target of availing water and sanitation services to more citizens. AfDB Director of Water and Sanitation Department Mohamed El Azizi said in Dar es Salaam …
