Tanzanian women hope for a stronger voice in new constitution

The Guardian
Tanzanian women hope for a stronger voice in new constitution
The Guardian
Women vote in Tanzania's 2010 general election at a polling station outside Dar es Salaam. Photograph: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images. This year is critical for women in Tanzania. In just a few months, we'll find out if the country is to have a new national ...

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Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

AFKInsider

10 Oct

A New Constitution For Tanzania Equals New Hope For Women

AFKInsider
A New Constitution For Tanzania Equals New Hope For Women
AFKInsider
Wednesday, October 8 constituted a momentous day in the history of Tanzania. The country's draft Committee of the Constitute Assembly, the body tasked with writing a new constitution for the East African country, officially presented its work to President ...

 

11 years ago

Daily News

14 Feb

Shein: New constitution is for stronger union

Shein: New constitution is for stronger union
Daily News
THE new constitution which is in the process of its formation does not aim at breaking the historic union between Tanganyika and Zanzibar, but focuses on improving its structure with a view to cementing it. The president of Zanzibar, Dr Ali Mohamed Shein, ...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

08 Mar

A global voice for rural women and girls

11 am Saturday morning finds me at Bukasa Trading Centre, bordering the affluent Muyenga neighborhood. The boda boda men are busy at the stage; the local women are occupied in their stalls selling charcoal, tomatoes, onions, and many other foodstuffs. I take shelter from the scorching sun under the shade as I wait for the girl that was sent to pick me up at the stage.

 

10 years ago

Bloomberg

25 Mar

Tanzanian Ruling Party Seen Stronger as Opposition Expels Leader

Tanzanian Ruling Party Seen Stronger as Opposition Expels Leader
Bloomberg
(Bloomberg) -- Tanzania's ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party is expected to gain support before elections this year after a dispute within the main opposition party that resulted in the expulsion of its leader, according to Teneo Intelligence. Zitto Kabwe stepped ...

 

11 years ago

CCTV

Exclusive: Tanzanian ambassador: China, Tanzania to forge stronger ties

CCTV
Exclusive: Tanzanian ambassador: China, Tanzania to forge stronger ties
CCTV
In April, China and Tanzania come together to celebrate 50 years of diplomatic ties and economic cooperation. China-Tanzania cooperation has its roots in the early years of Tanzania's independence and is now reaching a new stage. The Tanzanian ...
Chinese, Tanzanian presidents exchange greetings on 50th anniversay of tiesXinhua
Chinese, Tanzanian presidents exchange greetings on 50th anniversary of...

 

9 years ago

BBC

VIDEO: The Tanzanian women who marry women

In the Tarime district of the Mara region in northern Tanzania an age-old tradition involves women marrying women.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

05 Dec

New hope for rural women and girls

Forty-three-year-old Dorah Christopher Msuya, a woman living with albinism, is one of 35 women and girls who recently attended training for a Women and Girls’ Empowerment (Woge) project in Arusha Region.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

20 Jan

Cricket offers hope to women

It goes without saying that cricket has never been popular in Tanzania; however, with time, Tanzania Cricket Association (TCA) efforts to promote the sport are paying off.

 

11 years ago

BBC

Cricket offers hope to women in Tanzania

How cricket offers hope to Tanzania's women

 

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