OBLIQUE ANGLE : 2015 was full of major events

Tanzania: Oblique Angle - 2015 Was Full of Major Events
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2016 is just around the corner. We, in Tanzania, will remember 2015 for many reasons. The early months of the year saw the escrow scandal ripping apart President Jakaya Kikwete's government. Some big names had to quit from office in connection with the ...

The wind keeps blowing. The August-to-October sun keeps burning the earth. Colour patterns keep migrating in this great nation. Some are yellow and green. Some are red, blue and white.

Presidents are forever busy. Theirs are very tight schedules. Some, like Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta, have taken it upon themselves to share with us key events in their daily schedules.

 It has been some 30-plus exciting days in the country as President John Magufuli and Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa decided it was time to crack the whip in public service delivery. Officials at the Finance ministry, the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) and Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) know better about the duo’s moves.

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To honour the many victims of the genocide and mark the completion of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (UN-ICTR)’s mandate, the ICTR will host a series of events including a formal closing ceremony at its headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania in December 2015.  The closing ceremony will be held on 1 December 2015 and will feature brief remarks from high-level officials of Tanzania, Rwanda, the UN, the ICTR and the ICTR Staff Association. In addition to formal...

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The Zanzibar International Film Festival, taking place from July 18 – 26th has officially announced its full schedule and programme of events. This year sees an incredible selection of over eighty films being screened at four venues in Stone Town, in addition to screenings in villages across Zanzibar island and Pemba.

A full workshop programme, nightly music concerts, special screenings as well as annual Women’s Parade and Market...