Poaching: New report puts Tanzania on ‘list of shame’

Toronto Star
Report links Chinese to elephant poaching in Tanzania
Toronto Star
A new report accuses high-level Chinese delegations of being conduits in smuggling ivory out of Tanzania, contributing to the alarming decline in the African country's elephant population. It also details the time, money and effort spent by Chinese nationals in ...
Chinese President's Delegation Tied to Illegal Ivory Purchases During Africa VisitNew York Times (blog)
Tanzanian officials accused of conspiring in...

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) yesterday authenticated roles played by a number of people and institutions to facilitate the siphoning of about Sh306 billion from the Tegeta escrow account at the BoT, established in 2006 following a dispute between Tanesco and IPTL.

Capital FM Kenya (press release) (subscription) (blog)
Mwakwere fires salvo at EACC over list of shame
Capital FM Kenya (press release) (subscription) (blog)
“I have never sold or rented a Kenya Railway house; if anything they should be grateful that I took care of the asset as the Minister for Transport,” he stated. NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 14- Kenya's High Commissioner to Tanzania Chirau Ali Mwakwere has asked the ...
Suspended ambassador Chirau Mwakwere quizzed over allegations of grabbing ...The...

>The price of ivory from African elephants has tripled in the world’s biggest market -- China -- reports say.

IPPmedia
Q&A: Report Alleges Governments' Complicity in Tanzanian Elephant Poaching
National Geographic
Smugglers who dominate the illicit ivory trade from Africa to China said to use Zanzibar as their shipping port. A pgoro of an elephant in Mikumi National Park in Tanzania. An African elephant in Mikumi National Park, which borders Tanzania's Selous Game ...
Report: Africa ivory smuggled on China state visitPocono Record
Tanzania denies ivory smuggled during Chinese state visitReuters...

 Parliament is a House divided over a report in a British newspaper that accuses President Jakaya Kikwete’s government of poaching.

A covert anti-poaching operation that began early this year in Katavi has found a Pentecostal Church involved in coordinating, storing and transporting ivory and arms.

Tanzania: BG Tanzania Puts Up US$150000 for Scholarships
AllAfrica.com
Dar es Salaam — BG Tanzania, currently exploring for gas off-shore, has set aside $150,000 to support post-graduate training for Tanzanians pursuing a career in the enrgy sector. The scholarships programme will offer scholarships to graduates with the ...

Tanzania managed to add only five per cent of people living with HIV/Aids into the group of those who are on antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) between 2010 and last year.