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Foreigners barred from key small businesses as Tanzania enforces strict new rules
The Citizen
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Dar es Salaam. The government has officially banned foreign nationals from engaging in a wide range of small and medium-sized business activities, signalling a major shift in Tanzania’s licensing regime and domestic economic policy. The move,...
Escape the Crowds: The 12 Best August Travel Spots You Haven’t Thought Of
Travelbinger
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July 28, 2025
August is travel’s ultimate paradox. It’s when you have vacation time but everywhere you want to go is packed with everyone else who also has vacation time. It’s when the weather is perfect for travel but the prices are perfect for bankrupting...
Tanzania, Rwanda deepen ties with new transport and trade commitments
Business Insider Africa
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July 27, 2025
The agreements were signed by Rwanda's Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe and Tanzanian counterpart Mahmoud Thabit Kombo during the 16th Joint Permanent Commission (JPC) in Kigali. The ministers underscored the JPC’s role in strengthening...
Indigenous Kenyans forced off ancestral lands in name of conservation: NGOs
Modern Ghana
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Indigenous communities in northern Kenya are being pushed off their land to make way for wildlife reserves, human rights groups say. They accuse conservation groups of using tourism and carbon offset schemes to justify evictions and violence. The...
$50,000-a-Night Resort Signals Africa’s Future in Luxury Travel
The Business of Fashion
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July 28, 2025
A private island off the coast of Tanzania, where guests pay around $50,000 a night for an exclusive-use villa, catamaran and helicopter transfers within a protected marine reserve, is the latest frontier in Africa’s booming luxury hospitality...
Bohra spiritual leader in Tabora for tourism-related break
Daily News Tanzania
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July 28, 2025
TABORA: THE spiritual leader of the global Bohra Muslim community (Da’i al-Mutlaq), Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, has arrived in the country for a tourism-related rest break. Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin was officially received at Tabora Airport by...
Jack P. Shepherd heads on honeymoon with wife as he pokes fun over accommodation
The Mirror
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July 28, 2025
Newlyweds Jack P. Shepherd and Hanni Treweek are enjoying their honeymoon after tying the knot over the weekend. The Coronation Street star and his wife have headed away for some quality time together after the special occasion. Jack, 37, and...
Nebraska National Guard Strengthens Ties with Tanzania During U.S. Army Birthday Visit
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 28, 2025
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania - A Nebraska National Guard delegation traveled to Tanzania in June to commemorate the 250th birthday of the United States Army and advance the newly established State Partnership Program between Nebraska and Tanzania....
Kenya Airways and Air Tanzania Forge Regional Aviation Partnership
News Ghana
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July 28, 2025
Kenya Airways (KQ) and Air Tanzania signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on July 28, 2025, in Dar es Salaam, aiming to enhance regional connectivity and operational cooperation across East Africa. The agreement focuses on shared...
Kenya Airways and Air Tanzania forge strategic partnership to boost regional connectivity
Aviation24.be
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July 28, 2025
(L) Air Tanzania CEO Mr. Peter Ulanga, (R) Kenya Airways Group Managing Director and CEO Mr. Allan KilavukaKenya Airways and Air Tanzania have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deepen cooperation and improve air connectivity across...
The time is now for tourism economic free zones
fDi Intelligence
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The writer is a founding member of the World Free Zones Organization and CEO of Araújo Ibarra International Business Consultants. Free zones have long been an under-tapped opportunity to boost investment in tourism. With capital flows into the...
NBC Dodoma Marathon raises Sh700m, Biteko praises organisers
The Citizen
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Dar es Salaam. Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Dotto Biteko led an extraordinary crowd of over 12,000 participants in the NBC Dodoma Marathon held yesterday at Jamhuri Stadium in Dodoma. Organized by the National Bank of Commerce (NBC), the marathon...
Ngorongoro Crater tops tourist attractions in Africa
Daily News Tanzania
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July 28, 2025
ARUSHA: THE Ngorongoro Crater, one of Tanzania’s most iconic natural wonders, has earned a spot among the top tourist attractions in Africa for 2025, according to the prestigious Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice – Best of the Best Awards. The Crater...
CHAN 2024 to boost economy, tourism, says CS Mvurya
Citizen TV Kenya
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July 28, 2025
Sports CS Salim Mvurya and Harambee Stars captain Aboud Omar confer during the 2024 African Nations Championship CHAN press conference in preparation for the event at Stadion hotel Kasarani on July 10, 2025. Photo/Sportpicha Sports Cabinet...
The Egyptians finding ‘second home’ after migrating south to Tanzania
Daily News Tanzania
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July 28, 2025
CAIRO, EGYPT: WHEN Ahmed Ginah first left his village in Egypt’s northern delta for the Tanzanian capital in 2017, it was with little more than a dream. Four years later, he named his company after that dream. “When I first came to Tanzania at 28,...
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VN, Tanzania explore local cooperation opportunities
Vietnam News Agency
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TANGA — Vietnamese Ambassador to Tanzania Vũ Thanh Huyền paid a working visit to Tanga region from July 23-25, during which she had a meeting with Regional Commissioner Batilda Salha Burian to explore cooperation opportunities between Vietnamese...
State Issues Update on Highway Linking Kenya, Tanzania
Kenyans.co.ke
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July 28, 2025
Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo has announced that the construction of Lot 1, Phase 1 of the Bagamoyo–Tanga–Horohoro/Lungalunga–Malindi Road Project connecting Kenya and Tanzania, is nearly halfway finished. Phase 1 of the project is...
Vietnam, Tanzania explore local cooperation opportunities
People's Army Newspaper
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The discussions came in the lead-up to the 60th anniversary of Vietnam-Tanzania diplomatic relations (1965-2025). Burian praised the long-standing friendship between the two countries, rooted in their historic struggles for national independence....
Tanzania, Zimbabwe pledge to broaden diplomatic ties in strategic areas
Daily News Tanzania
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July 25, 2025
DAR ES SALAAM: TANZANIA and Zimbabwe have pledged to strengthen their longstanding historical relationship by focusing on key areas of development, including trade and investment, defense, information and communication technology (ICT), education...
Building Bridges: PM Drew Champions AfriCaribbean Unity at ACTIF2025
Win Media SKN
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July 31, 2025
by Kevon Browne St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN) – On Tuesday, July 29, the Hon. Dr Terrance Drew, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, delivered a compelling address at the 4th AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum (ACTIF2025) in Grenada. His...