Historical sites off Unesco danger list

The World Heritage Committee meeting in Doha (Qatar) has found that management and safeguarding of the Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara in the United Republic of Tanzania have improved to the point where the site can be removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger.   Located on two islands close to each other just off the Tanzanian coast about 300km south of Dar es Salaam, Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara were Swahili trading cities.  Their prosperity was based on control...

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We need to protect our historical sites
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The commercial port city of Dar es Salaam and most of the rest of the Tanzanian coastline is well endowed with numerous historical sites and artifacts that date as far back as the era of the Portuguese and Ottoman rule on the East African coast. However, most ...
Tanzania gas pipe: finished but not in serviceEnergy Global

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Every year the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) make the nominations for the new heritage sites which meet the criteria. The selections are based on the cultural significance, natural criteria (natural beauty and aesthetic significance) and the legal status attributed to sites.

Even though there are over a hundred heritage sites, Tanzania is among the famous sites recognized by UNESCO. In 2015, seven Tanzanian sites were UNESCO-designated heritage...

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UNESCO Lists Tanzanian Reserve among Endangered Heritage Sites
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U.N. cultural body UNESCO on Wednesday put the Selous Game Reserve in Tanzania on the list of endangered World Heritage sites because of widespread poaching. The animal population at the 50,000 square kilometers (19,000 square miles) park had ...
Poaching puts Tanzania's Selous Game Reserve on List of World Heritage in ...UNESCO.org (press release)

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The traditions of making North Korean kimchi and Arabic coffee are among 20 practices newly recognised by Unesco, the UN's cultural agency.

The Performers Rights Society of Kenya (PRISK), a collective management organization licensed to represent performers in musical an dramatic works, has released its’ list of top royalty earners for the year 2014.

A press release by PRISK states that the body witnessed a 303% growth in royalties distributed.

Royalties paid to the lowest and highest earning members also grew by 200% and 62% respectively.

“We are delighted to announce an unprecedented 303% growth in royalties distributed. We...

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The interim chairman of the Constituent Assembly (CA), Mr Pandu Ameir Kificho, warned yesterday that it would be impossible for the country to get a new constitution within the specified time if members continue with their conduct.

All eight victims of Monday’s bomb attack in Arusha are out of danger, Health and Social Welfare minister Seif Rashid said yesterday.