Support Tanzania SMEs, foundation urges China

Tanzania Foundation to Support Female Candidates
AllAfrica.com
The Tanzania Private Sector Foundation on Tuesday (December 2nd) launched a fund to support female candidates in the 2015 general elections, Tanzania's The Guardian reported. Women currently hold 22 seats out of 357 in the legislature, well short of ...

At the Global Smart Partnership dialogue, one of the most significant highlights was an impassioned call by President Jakaya Kikwete on the role of governments and society to support Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).

INTERVIEW. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) play a crucial role in the Tanzanian economy. They, however, face capital woes, a lack of entrepreneurial skills, bureaucracy and costly legal, regulatory and administrative environments.

China lends support to Tanzania's anti-corruption drive
GlobalPost
DAR ES SALAAM, June 16 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government on Tuesday donated information technology equipment worth 1.5 million U.S. dollars to Tanzania's anti-corruption watchdog to support the fight against corruption in the East African country.

Telegraph.co.uk
China donates 50 vehicles to Tanzania to support anti-poaching efforts
Shanghai Daily (subscription)
DAR ES SALAAM, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Tanzania's anti-poaching crusade received a boost on Sunday when the Chinese government donated 50 special vehicles worth 1.3 million U.S. dollars for patrolling in the East African nation's parks and game reserves.
Inside The Elephants' Graveyard of TanzaniaThe New Indian Express
Watch how drones keep elephants away from danger in...

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Tanzania urges China to curb ivory demand to save elephants
Reuters UK
DAR ES SALAAM A Tanzanian government minister described elephant poaching on Thursday as a national disaster, and urged China to curb its appetite for ivory. The east African nation's elephant population shrank from around 110,000 in 2009 to a little ...
African Wildlife Foundation, WildAid Launch Anti-Poaching Campaign with ...Africa Science News Service
National parks wooing tourists to visit wildlife...

National Geographic
China pledges more support to Tanzania's war against elephant poaching
GlobalPost
ARUSHA, Tanzania, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- China on Monday expressed commitments towards supporting Tanzania's endeavors in the fight against elephant poaching. Lin Zhiyong, the Chinese Embassy's economic and commercial representative in Tanzania, ...
Human-Elephant Conflict Needs More International ExposureNational Geographic
Elephant poaching in Tanzania: Is the government playing the role of a...

Ecobank, the leading pan-African banking group, has joined forces with the African Guarantee Fund, the first continent-wide guarantee fund, and AfricSearch, the recruitment firm, in co-hosting the first Africa Champions’ Forum in Senegal. This forum brings together leading lights from the private sector and development agencies, together with influential political decision-makers, all united around a single cause: to promote the growth of the continent by providing finance and advisory...

French President Francois Hollande calls for an "exceptional" UN intervention in Libya, warning of chaos unless action is taken.