‘Climate disasters worsening’

>Tanzanian farmers say commercial banks matter little to them and are increasingly becoming irrelevant to their lives.

The African Union Peace and Security Council has temporarily stayed the deployment of peacekeepers to Burundi and instead voted to increase the number of specialised observers.

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Private handling of GBV cases worsening abuse
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Activists have opposed the attendants to victims of gender-based violence (GBV) privately by parents and guardians instead of law courts, saying this accelerates GBV acts. Wete District GBV coordinator, Khadija Henock told a workshop over the weekend that ...

Rain tends to do immense damage to Tanzania’s infrastructure. It causes death to people as well, while destroying property.

Today is the International Day for Disaster Reduction, a date set aside by the United Nations to celebrate how people and communities are reducing their exposure to disasters and raising awareness on them.

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The poaching crisis is worsening in some African countries to meet Chinese ...
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The Tanzanian government's census of elephants in the country reveals some devastating news: Since 2009, the country has lost close to 60% of its elephants. The minister of natural resources and tourism Lazaro Nyalandu blames poaching for the animals' ...
Elephants' decline in Tanzania catastrophic: conservation groupChicago Tribune
Sharp decline of elephants in Tanzania is direct result of...

Tackle worsening street kids' problem, govt told.
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A Member of Parliament has called on government to do more to tackle the causes of worsening problem of street children in the country. The problem is serious,” Dr Christine Ishengoma (Special Seats, CCM) said in Parliament yesterday. “It has worsened in ...

A mobile text message has lately been doing the rounds, advising people to take precautions against cooking gas-induced disasters. It should not be ignored, like we do with regard to information cooked up for fun, political motives or settling scores relayed via that media.

>A record downpour on Wednesday washed away crops in the field, pasture land, shelters and a key bridge. This virtually divided the country into two isolated parts, courtesy of the distant Ukaguru Mountains range that overflowed upstream and fed Mkundi River. This cut off communication between the coastal belt and the upcountry regions.