Sailors up in arms about jobs

Five Polish sailors are abducted from a cargo ship off the coast of Nigeria, while 11 others evade capture by apparently hiding in an engine room.

Eleven crew members of a Malaysian-registered ship that was hijacked by Somali pirates in 2010 are freed.

Selous Game Reserve, TANZANIA.  Ambassador Mark Childress observed on Monday a training of 50 Park Rangers by a team of U.S. Marines and Sailors.  This month long training is aimed at helping the Rangers combat illicit trafficking across the reserve.  The Marines and Sailors are from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa and are helping to develop small unit tactics, patrolling techniques, night operations, and logistical capabilities to increase the Rangers’...

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HMS Richmond Royal Navy sailors lend helping hand at orphanage
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Portsmouth's HMS Richmond has taken time out from her counter-terrorism and -piracy operations to provide a helping hand at an orphanage in Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. Between taking on supplies and hosting local dignitaries, a number of the ship's ...

The controversy surrounding Mrisho Ngasa’s move to South Africa for trials took a new turn yesterday when Young Africans accused Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) of facilitating his departure.

>Members of the Constituent Assembly (CA) have complained over the delay of their allowances, saying they have not been paid per diem for 10 days.

Gen Johnson Oloni, a major rebel leader in South Sudan, tells the BBC he may have to take up arms again, despite the signing of a peace deal.

Chadema’s parliamentary candidate in Ubungo Constituency has voiced his concern about the delay of verification of voter details in the area.

New law to curb arms proliferation
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THE government on Thursday tabled the Firearms and Ammunition Control Bill, 2014, that intends to repeal the Arms and Ammunition Act and re-enact it to effectively manage and control ownership and usage of firearms and ammunitions in the country.