What You Didn’t Know About Mwalimu Julius Nyerere
Julius Nyerere, also known as Mwalimu (Swahili for “teacher”), was the first President of Tanzania, serving from the country’s founding in 1964 until his retirement in 1985.
Category: Africa
Seven people shot dead in a home in S.Africa
Five family members, including a three-year-old boy, were killed at Mokokotlong, over 40 kilometres (24 miles) southwest of Johannesburg in the early hours of Sunday morning, police said. A neighbour and a family friend were also killed.
24 Killed in South Sudan Attacks
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) voiced alarm at the “inter-connected incidents” which it said resulted in the deaths of 24 people, including 19 civilians.
LHRC condemns TCRA for filing a lawsuit against Jambo TV
This is due to the broadcast of content by Jambo TV which the Authority claims contained serious allegations of data infringement without giving the said company a right of reply.
Egyptian Embassy In Tanzania Celebrated Its 51st Anniversary Of October War Victory
Tanzania’s Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Defence and National Service, Dr. Faraji Mnyepe, attended a commemoration in Dar es Salaam, attended by Egyptian Ambassador to Tanzania, Mr. Sherif Ismail, and senior military officials.
Liberian refugees return to limbo decades after conflict
Like thousands of Liberians, 50-year-old Wolo spent decades establishing a new life in a Ghanaian refugee camp, but has now returned to her homeland in a wave of repatriations by the Liberian government.
Egypt denies alleged involvement in Sudan war
The war between Daglo’s Rapid Support Forces and the regular military, led by army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has killed tens of thousands and caused the world’s largest displacement crisis.
79 million girls, women assaulted in sub-Saharan Africa: UNICEF
Globally, UNICEF estimates that sexual violence has affected some 370 million girls and women, with around one in five in sub-Saharan experiencing sexual assault or rape before they turn 18.
Zoezi la kuhesabu kura laanza polepole nchini Msumbuji
Zaidi ya watu milioni 17 walipiga kura siku ya Jumatano kwa ajili ya uchaguzi wa rais mpya na wabunge katika nchi hiyo ya kusini mwa Afrika, ambayo ni miongoni mwa nchi maskini zaidi duniani licha ya kuwa na akiba kubwa ya gesi.
Wasichana Milioni 79 kusini mwa Sahara wamekumbana na ubakaji na unyanyasaji wa kijinsia:UNICEF
Duniani kote, UNICEF inakadiria kwamba unyanyasaji wa kijinsia umewakumba wasichana na wanawake wapatao milioni 370, huku takriban mmoja kati ya watano aliyopo Kusini mwa Sahara akipitia unyanyasaji wa kijinsia au ubakaji kabla ya kufikisha umri wa miaka 18.
