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Countries on the Foreign Office ‘do not travel’ list
The Travel Magazine
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July 26, 2025
27 For a smoother travel experience, there are three things you must have top of your mind: is your passport valid and in date? is your travel insurance still valid and covers the places you intend to visit and the activities you plan to partake...
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Covid-style measures, drones and more... Inside China's efforts to battle Chikungunya outbreak
Firstpost
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August 6, 2025
Southern China is currently witnessing an unprecedented spike in chikungunya virus cases, with over 7,000 infections recorded in a matter of weeks. The outbreak — originating in Foshan, a populous city in Guangdong province — has prompted public...
CDC warns of mosquito-borne chikungunya outbreak in China
NBC News
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August 5, 2025
U.S. health officials issued a warning to travelers about a mosquito-borne illness being transmitted in parts of southeast China. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said there is an outbreak of chikungunya in Guangdong province. Most...
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...
2025 WASSCE: Why we recorded poor performance – WAEC
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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August 6, 2025
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has thrown more light on why students performed woefully in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), particularly in objective papers. The examination body said a new anti...
What is the chikungunya virus, how are countries such as China battling it?
Al Jazeera
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August 6, 2025
United States health officials are urging travellers to remain vigilant as a mosquito-borne virus continues to circulate across parts of Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Indian Ocean. Since the beginning of 2025, there have been...
Tanzania charts path toward a resilient and competitive economy with Vision 2050
The Citizen
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Dodoma. Tanzania is laying the foundation for a resilient, inclusive and globally competitive economy as part of its long-term development blueprint, Vision 2050, which aims to transform the country into a high-income, industrialised nation within...
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...
My Socialist Mayor
Townhall
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August 6, 2025
I live in New York City. "Proud Democratic Socialist," Zohran Mamdani is likely to be my next mayor. I'm not happy about it. But I am outnumbered. Mamdani is popular. He won more primary votes than any other candidate in the city's history....
COLUMN: THE CLIFF. The politics of progress 2025
Daily News Tanzania
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August 5, 2025
AS the sun rises over the fertile slopes beneath Mount Kilimanjaro, Mwanahawa, a smallholder farmer in Moshi Rural, prepares to attend a lively ward meeting. For Mwanahawa and thousands like her—farmers, teachers, youth leaders and...
CDC warns of mosquito-borne chikungunya outbreak in southeast China
NBC 5 Chicago - Illinois
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U.S. health officials issued a warning to travelers about a mosquito-borne illness being transmitted in parts of southeast China. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said there is an outbreak of chikungunya in Guangdong Province, China....
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....
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...
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...
Tanzania’s Arusha Airport targets passenger boom ahead of AFCON 2027
The Citizen
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Arusha. Authorities are implementing major upgrades at Arusha Airport to double its passenger capacity and position the facility as a key gateway for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2027, which Tanzania will co-host with Kenya and Uganda. To...
China is fighting an outbreak of the chikungunya virus. What is it?
CBC/Radio-Canada
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August 6, 2025
Chinese health officials are responding to an outbreak of a mosquito-borne virus that can cause severe pain. More than 7,000 cases of chikungunya have been reported in the Chinese province of Guangdong in recent weeks, with most in the southern...