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Tanzania probes loss of over $54m meant for IPTL
An audit report details wasteful procedures and overvaluation of the money paid for the supply of heavy fuel from a local oil firm ...
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US sees Djibouti base as ‘central’ to its plans
Camp Lemonnier’s growing prominence reflects its acquired role as the de facto operational centre in Africa for Africom...
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Rwanda petitions AU, UN over indictments
Although the French indictments now lie in a shambles they have not been officially withdrawn...
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Rwanda to upgrade prisons
Rwanda is set to overhaul its prisons to improve living conditions for inmates across the country....
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Top US Diplomat Leads Energy Investors' Visit to Dar
Executives of some leading US energy companies are scheduled to arrive in Tanzania on February 8 to explore opportunities for...
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NMG opens shop in Rwanda with new FM station
Nation Media Group (NMG), the Kenyan based leading media house in East and Central Africa has ventured into Rwanda with a new...
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Govt, MPs face off over new electricity tariffs
Umeme says the new tariffs will be implemented because the Treasury needs the money to pay subsidies...
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Africa needs $4b to bridge Global Fund shortfall
The UNAids is proposing that African countries need to come up with new ways of mobilising for funds...
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Dar faces budget cuts as donors slash funding
Tanzania will be forced to scale down its expenditure after donors announced huge cuts in budget financing as the ongoing...
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Money markets nervous ahead of off-shore loan
Kenya had initially planed to issue a euro bond but opted out due to unpredictable conditions in the international financial...