Tanzania’s Mecca toll climbs to 25

A fifth Tanzanian was yesterday confirmed to have died during last week’s stampede in the holy city of Mecca.

The number of Tanzanians who died during the deadly Hajj stampede in Mecca last month has now reached 22 after two more deaths were confirmed yesterday.

>The death toll from the heavy rains pounding Dar es Salaam rose to seven when two people were electrocuted on Sunday evening.

Cheetah climbs onto safari group's Land Rover in Tanzania
UPI.com
SERENGETI, Tanzania, March 14 (UPI) -- A woman on safari in Tanzania snapped the pictures of a lifetime when a young cheetah climbed onto her Land Rover and peered in through the sunroof. Australian Bobby-Jo Clow, 31, who works as a elephant ...
Unbelievable Photos of a Cheetah Playing Peak-A-BooABC News (blog)
Cheeky cheetah pokes head through tourist's sunroof on safari (photos)AOL Travel UK
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Tanzania bus collision kills at least 41, toll could rise
TODAYonline
DAR ES SALAAM - At least 41 people were killed and dozens injured when a bus and a truck collided on a busy road in south-west Tanzania on Wednesday, police said, warning that the death toll could rise. Officers said many died when a container that was ...

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Death toll in Tanzania's road accident rises to 50
Shanghai Daily (subscription)
DAR ES SALAAM, March 12 (Xinhua) -- The number of people killed in a horror road accident in Tanzania's southern highlands region of Iringa on Wednesday has increased from 42 to 50, authorities said on Thursday. A fresh count showed that six children ...
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Donors agree to release $44 million of aid to TanzaniaReuters
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Death toll from Tanzania boat tragedy reaches ten - Official
StarAfrica.com
The official death toll from Saturday's double boat capsize on Lake Tanganyika off the city of Kigoma stands at ten, according to a statement issued by the police in the area.An earlier announcement Sunday confirmed the death of three people including one ...
Five feared dead as boat carrying 70 capsizes in Lake TanganyikaCoastweek
Death toll in Kigoma boat tragedy rises to 10Daily News

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Death toll upto 23 in Tanzania southern highlands road crash
Coastweek
DAR ES SALAAM Tanzania (Xinhua) -- At least 23 people were killed and 43 others were seriously injured on Sunday evening when their bus collided with a lorry in southern Tanzania, police said on Monday. Pudenciana Protas, acting Iringa Regional Police ...
23 killed in Tanzania southern highlands road accidentspyghana.com

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NMB Bank posted a 28 per cent increase in net profits during the first quarter of this year, thanks to increased loans issued to customers.