Tanzania bans ‘The EastAfrican’ over coverage of govt, registration

The EastAfrican newspaper has been banned from circulation in Tanzania, 20 years after it was launched to cover the region.

According to a letter sent to The EastAfrican bureau chief in Tanzania, the decision was ostensibly taken because the paper “has been circulating in the country without being properly registered, contrary to section 6 of the Newspaper Act number 3 of 1976.”