Tanzania refute claims to evict 40,000 Maasai from their land in Ngorongoro

The government of United Republic of Tanzania has never had any plan to evict the Maasai people from their ancestral land

The government of United Republic of Tanzania has never had any plan to evict the Maasai people from their ancestral land as falsely reported by the media in recent days. The information circulated through the media outlets globally was misleading, malicious and meant to tarnish the image of our country and her international standing.

The Minister of Natural Resources...

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Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

Coastweek

21 Nov

Tanzania denies reports that it planned to evict Maasai herders

Coastweek
Tanzania denies reports that it planned to evict Maasai herders
Coastweek
DAR ES SALAAM (Xinhua) -- Authorities in Tanzania on Thursday denied media reports that they were planning to evict 40, 000 Maasai pastoralists from Loliondo district in the north of the country and turn their ancestral land into a reserve for the royal family ...
Dubai royals hunt out Maasai landMail & Guardian Online
Tanzania denies plans to evict 40000 for hunting parkDaily Mail
Tanzania denies plans to evict...

 

10 years ago

Bloomberg

28 Nov

Tanzania Government Denies Plan to Evict Maasai for Lion Hunting

eTurboNews
Tanzania Government Denies Plan to Evict Maasai for Lion Hunting
Bloomberg
Tanzanian Natural Resources Minster Lazaro Nyalandu said reports are false that the government would evict 40,000 ethnic Maasai from traditional lands being sold to rich Middle Eastern investors. Maasai elders started an online petition last year that ...
Tanzania statement on relocation of Maasai tribesmen to establish a tourism ...eTurboNews
Uncovering Tanzanias natural wondersTravel Weekly

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10 years ago

AllAfrica.Com

02 Dec

Tanzania: Maasai Breathe Sigh of Relief After President Vows Never to Evict Them

Tanzania: Maasai Breathe Sigh of Relief After President Vows Never to Evict Them
AllAfrica.com
PRESIDENT Jakaya Kikwete has pledged never to evict the Masai people after an international outcry against plans to turn their ancestral land into a commercial hunting ground for Arab royalty. Last week the Guardian revealed claims by Masai activists that ...

 

10 years ago

News24

19 Nov

Tanzania threat to evict 40 000 for hunting park

News24
Tanzania threat to evict 40 000 for hunting park
News24
Masaai line up to vote in a general election in Kumpa, Kenya. (Riccardo Gangale, AP). Multimedia · User Galleries · News in Pictures Send us your pictures · Send us your stories. Related Links. Serengeti migration reaches Kenya · Serengeti safari lodge ...
Masai face losing their homeland to huntersThe Times (subscription)
Will Tanzania sell Masai homelands to a Dubai corporation?Yahoo News
Maasai to make way for hunting...

 

10 years ago

IPPmedia

02 Mar

Land Ministry all out to evict land intruders, invaders.

IPPmedia
Land Ministry all out to evict land intruders, invaders.
IPPmedia
The Ministry for Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Development has announced a non-stop operation to evict land intruders in various localities in Dar es Salaam. The decision follows a series of report linking prominent people, leaders and financially ...

 

10 years ago

STLtoday.Com

24 Nov

Tanzania: Maasai group looks likely to keep land

Houston Chronicle
Tanzania: Maasai group looks likely to keep land
STLtoday.com
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Maasai community near Tanzania's Serengeti National Park looks likely to keep their traditional homeland after the country's president said on Twitter that the government would not take their land. President Jakaya Kikwete said ...
Tanzania president vows never to expel MaasaiDaily Mail

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10 years ago

Salon

02 Dec

Tanzania government refutes claims that it will sell Maasai homeland

Salon
Tanzania government refutes claims that it will sell Maasai homeland
Salon
Tanzania government refutes claims that it will sell Maasai homeland EnlargeFILE - In this Monday, Aug. 12, 2013 file photo, Maasai tribeswomen gather at a village on the outskirts of the Serengeti, in northern Tanzania. (Credit: AP/Nariman El-Mofty).
Tanzania denies plans to evict MaasaiWorld Magazine
The Maasai Tribe in Tanzania Could Lose Its HomeVocativ
Tanzania denies plan to evict Masai tribes to set up hunting...

 

10 years ago

The Hindu

18 Nov

Tanzania's Maasai land sale controversy

The Guardian
Tanzania's Maasai land sale controversy
The Hindu
Tanzania has been accused of reneging on its promise to 40,000 Maasai pastoralists by going ahead with plans to evict them and turn their ancestral land into a reserve for the royal family of Dubai to hunt big game. Activists celebrated last year when the ...
Rich Gulf Arabs using Tanzania as a playground? Someone opened the gateThe Guardian
Tanzania evicting 40000 people from homeland to make room for Dubai royal ...Salon
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11 years ago

TheCitizen

26 Jul

Yanga refute Kagame Cup snub claims

>Young Africans have refuted ongoing claims that the side has opted out of the Cecafa Kagame Club Championship set to begin on August 9 in Kigali, Rwanda.

 

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