IMF warns Dar over borrowing spree

Economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa is slowing sharply, the International Monetary Fund warns.

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>The United Nations could slap sanctions on Tanzania and other African countries for failing to end poaching, which is threatening to wipe out elephants and rhinos.

>The International Monetary Fund said it was working with the government to review this year’s budget performance following the decision by donors to withhold $558 million (nearly Sh1 trillion) in aid due to corruption concerns in the power sector.

Health ministry warned yesterday that the entire city is now facing a public health threat following the outbreak of cholera. Seven people have died in less than two weeks and at least 230 others are hospitalised due to the waterborne disease.

>A regional think-tank has advised the Tanzanian government to clearly separate its activities from those of the ruling party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi, if it is to hold the country together should the outcome of the General Election be hotly contested.

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'Officials on ivory shopping spree'
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BEIJING: Chinese diplomatic and military staff went on buying sprees for illegal ivory while on official visits to East Africa, sending prices soaring, an environmental activist group said. Tens of thousands of elephants are estimated to be slaughtered in Africa ...
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Officials travelling with Chinese President Xi Jinping to Tanzania went on a "buying spree" for illegal ivory, an environmental activist group says.

The government has cautioned Tanzanian athletes heading for training camps abroad to behave.