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Kenya silent as Ruto critic Mwabili Mwagodi missing in Tanzania
Capital FM Kenya
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July 26, 2025
NAIROBI, Kenya July 26 – Kenya’s government is on the spot for its silence on the disappearance of activist Mwabili Mwagodi, who went missing on Tanzanian soil days ago under circumstances suggesting abduction. The outspoken critic of President...
Why the World’s Richest Are Betting on Africa’s Luxury Tourism Sector
Africa.com
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July 26, 2025
Africa’s luxury hospitality scene is booming, drawing the world’s richest to its pristine shores and rugged landscapes. From a $50,000-a-night private island in Tanzania to elite safari lodges in South Africa, global investors—including...
Excitement in Tanzania as over 200 young people prepare for Jubilee of Youth in Rome
Catholic News Agency
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July 25, 2025
ACI Africa, Jul 25, 2025 / 07:00 am Over 200 young people from Tanzania are traveling to Rome as pilgrims to the Jubilee of Youth, an event that is part of the ongoing 2025 Jubilee Year. It is a huge number, coming from Africa, where denied visa...
Travel Bans Are Back – Are Exemptions Possible?
JD Supra - California
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July 21, 2025
Travel bans are back, with an initial list of 19 countries, and that list may be expanded to include an additional 36 nations. This latest round of travel restrictions find their basis in Presidential Proclamation 10949 “Restricting the Entry of...
Dodoma unveils cultural tourism drive to boost regional economy
Daily News Tanzania
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July 21, 2025
DODOMA: DODOMA Regional Commissioner Rosemary Senyamule has announced the launch of a new strategic tourism promotion plan aimed at unlocking the region’s economic potential by leveraging its cultural heritage and natural attractions. The strategy...
Tanzanian specialists operate on 57 patients in Gitega, head to Bujumbura
Daily News Tanzania
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July 21, 2025
BUJUMBURA: THE Chief Executive Officer of Benjamin Mkapa Hospital (BMH), Prof. Abel Makubi, has led a team of specialists from the hospital to provide medical services to the people of Burundi in an ongoing medical outreach camp in Bujumbura...
NBC Bank champions public safety, health in Dodoma
Daily News Tanzania
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July 25, 2025
DODOMA: As the city of Dodoma prepares for the highly anticipated NBC Dodoma Marathon on July 27, the National Bank of Commerce (NBC) has taken a proactive step in enhancing public safety. Here, the bank has donated 10 motorcycles, worth 28m/-, to...
Bahari Foundation kicks off campaign to protect Indian Ocean beaches
Daily News Tanzania
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July 25, 2025
DAR ES SALAAM: CELEBRATED Tanzanian film star, Rammy Ahmed Ally, popularly known by his stage name Rammy Galis, has officially been appointed as an ambassador for the Bahari Foundation—an organization dedicated to the conservation of Tanzania’s...
These are all the countries currently on the Foreign Office ‘do not travel’ list
The Independent
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July 25, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
TMA provides weather forecasts daily, but majority of Tanzanians do not heed, leading to deaths
The Citizen
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Dar es Salaam. As Tanzania joins the world in marking International Drowning Prevention Day today, experts have called for urgent and coordinated efforts to establish a national database on drowning incidents to strengthaen prevention strategies....
Kenyan activist Mwabili Mwagodi reportedly abducted in Tanzania
TV47
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July 25, 2025
Kenyan activist Mwabili Mwagodi, alias TL Elder on X, has allegedly been abducted. Human rights activist and Vocal Africa CEO Hussein Khalid, in a statement on X, said he learnt of his alleged abduction from Mwagodi’s family member, who reached...
TTB celebrates national win in global tourism scene
Daily News Tanzania
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July 25, 2025
DAR ES SALAAM: The Director General of the Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB), Ephraim Mafuru, has expressed heartfelt gratitude to tourism stakeholders, the private sector, and Tanzanians nationwide for voting and helping Tanzania win the title of...
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Guide shaken as tourists BLOCK wildebeest crossing during Great Migration [video]
The South African
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July 25, 2025
A professional safari guide has shared a video and images of tourists blocking a natural migration path for thousands of wildebeest. Nick Kleer’s viral video, taken in Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park, shows him explaining what he just...
Social media activist Mwabili Mwagodi reported missing in Tanzania
Citizen TV Kenya
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July 25, 2025
Social media activist Mwabili Mwagodi. PHOTO | COURTESY Social media activist Mwabili Mwagodi, a staunch critic of President William Ruto's regime, has been reported missing in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, under unclear circumstances. Hussein Khalid,...
From Mao to Samia: How China and Tanzania keep the friendship, peace
Daily News Tanzania
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July 25, 2025
DAR ES SALAAM: IMAGINE a party where two very different guests and that is China’s colossal People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and Tanzania’s proud People’s Defence Force (TPDF) coming together to celebrate nearly a century of one heck of a...
How traditional cooking is now uniting tourists and communities in Tanzania
The Citizen
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Moshi. As far back as the 15th to 18th centuries, explorers would come to Africa; among the things they would take back with them were spices, fruits, and culinary knowledge. New dishes and cooking techniques would emerge from blending what they...
59 Visa Free Countries For Indians To Travel To After The Passport Rank Upgrade
Times of Dubai
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July 25, 2025
9July 25, 2025 | Dubai, UAE – These visa free countries for Indians in 2025 have made it easier than ever to travel around the world. International trips are no longer just dreams for Indians. According to the latest Henley Passport Index for...
Kenyan activist Mwabili Mwagodi reported missing in Tanzania
The Standard
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A Kenyan activist, Mwabili Mwagodi, popularly known on X as TL elder, has been reported missing in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. According to a message shared by his sister, Mwagodi went missing on the night of Wednesday, July 23, in Dar es Salaam,...
What is chikungunya? Symptoms and travel advice as cases rise in France
The Independent (U.S.)
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July 25, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Kenyan Activist Reportedly Abducted in Tanzania
Kenyans.co.ke
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July 25, 2025
Another Kenyan activist has reportedly been abducted in Tanzania, barely weeks after six other Kenyan activists, including Boniface Mwangi, were detained in the same country. While confirming the incident on Friday morning, Vocal Africa Chief...