French envoy calls for wise use of aid

A small committee of “wise men and women” should discuss issues sparking heated debate in the Constituent Assembly and make it easier for members to reach a consensus, it has been agreed.

New French Envoy to Arusha
East African Business Week
Arusha — The French government has accredited its Ambassador to the United Republic of Tanzania, Ms. Malika Berak, to also serve as Ambassador to the East African Community (EAC). "Count on France's support, because the goals of the Community are ...

Two people, including a 67-year-old French woman working for a Catholic charity, are kidnapped by militiamen in the Central African Republic.

French troops in Mali free five aid workers who were kidnapped in the north of the country by suspected Islamist militants in February.

On the occasion of French Cooperation Day, Minister for Health and Social Welfare, Hon. Dr. Seif Rashid, today joined the French Ambassador, His Excellency Marcel Escure and visiting dignitaries from the Agence Française de Développement (French Agency for Development – AFD) at the Aga Khan Hospital to mark the expansion of the Aga Khan Hospital.

AFD is providing a concessional loan of US$ 53.5 million (Tshs 90 billion) for the expansion.  The Aga Khan Development Network is contributing...

South Africa's verdict on televising Pistorius trial

The world 10,000m champion says he supports the decision to postpone the Olympics to 2021.

I was only eight years old, when I saw my father switch on the TV for the very first time in his life, I think. That was a great day for my mother as well, you could see her face lit up with amazement (if you can call it so), or maybe it was just pure joy, only she knows. It seemed as if my mother and father had been saving money for years to be able to afford a colour television and the first day it was going to be used, even my grandma was invited to see the TV, I think. I don’t...