Nigerian opposition makes gains

>Local government election results across the country show that opposition parties gained huge margins against CCM in Sunday’s local government elections.

>Things were in a shambles. A mess. Chaotic. It was hard to believe the events that were unfolding on Sunday as millions of Tanzanians thronged the polling stations to elect local government leaders.

Nigeria's former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar joins the opposition - the most high-profile in a wave of defections from the governing party.

Nigerian female DJ and producer Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola popularly known as DJ Cuppy is embarking her Pan – African tour on eight countries. Tanzania is a fifth country she has visited in her month-long tour. The lovely daughter of the Nigerian billionaire, Femi Otedola came by at our studios and she had an exciting chat […]

They used to be the preserve of informal home gatherings around old flickering TV sets, but Nollywood films have now gone global.

>Campaigns to save Tanzania’s endangered elephants continue to gather steam with several activities lined up to support the government efforts to combat poaching that has recently soiled the country’s image internationally.

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>The beleaguered Turkish lira recovered from all-time lows yesterday after the central bank intervened directly in foreign exchange markets for the first time in two years. The lira tumbled to around 3.11 to the euro and 2.29 to the dollar in morning trade but recovered to 3.0922 and 2.2674 in the early afternoon after the “aggressive” central bank action.

After a streak of 10 weeks of losses, the longest weakening ever for the shilling, the currency has begun to gain ground against the dollar.