Tanzania’s conservation concerns do not excuse violations of Maasai rights | Indigenous Rights

Tanzania’s conservation concerns do not excuse violations of Maasai rights | Indigenous Rights

ByNews Polite

“We are tired of moving.” This is what several Maasai men and women residing in the Endulen village in Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) told us last July when we asked them about the government’s ongoing efforts to relocate their community. “Our grandfathers left Serengeti for conservation,” a local councillor…

Tanzania wants to evict Maasai for wildlife – but they’re fighting back | Human Rights

Tanzania wants to evict Maasai for wildlife – but they’re fighting back | Human Rights

ByNews Polite

Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania – Joseph Oleshangay’s theory is that government officials in his country, Tanzania, see people from his community as less than human. The 36-year-old human rights lawyer and member of the Indigenous Maasai group is one of several at the forefront of a long-running fight to stop the government…

All For Science: Science learning through play in Tanzania | Science and Technology

All For Science: Science learning through play in Tanzania | Science and Technology

ByNews Polite

Dr Lwidiko Mhamilawa believes in teaching science through hands-on play, as seen in Tanzania’s STEM-based theme parks. In Tanzania, Projekt Inspire’s STEM Parks give young people an adventure playground of science, with entertaining experiments and hands-on equipment to encourage a “learn through play” love of the sciences. Co-founded by Dr…

How Indigenous voices are using social media to reclaim their identity | Indigenous Rights

How Indigenous voices are using social media to reclaim their identity | Indigenous Rights

ByNews Polite

Indigenous voices turn to social media to reclaim their identity, creating community and challenging stereotypes one post at a time. Indigenous voices are turning to social media to reclaim their identity, culture and traditions, creating community and challenging stereotypes one post at a time. Brazil used to be home to…

Detained Uganda anti-pipeline activist released | Oil and Gas News

Detained Uganda anti-pipeline activist released | Oil and Gas News

ByNews Polite

Environmental Governance Institute says Stephen Kwikiriza in ‘poor condition’ after ‘severe beatings’ in detention. An activist with an environmental group campaigning to block a $5bn internationally financed oil pipeline running through Uganda has been released from detention, his employer says. The Environmental Governance Institute (EGI) said in a statement on…

Kenya flooding death toll climbs to 70 since March | Floods News

Kenya flooding death toll climbs to 70 since March | Floods News

ByNews Polite

More than 120,000 people have been displaced, Kenyan government says, with 22 others injured and eight reported missing. Flooding and heavy rains in Kenya have killed at least 70 people since mid-March, according to a government spokesperson, twice as many as were reported earlier this week. Kenya and other countries…

At least 155 killed in Tanzania as heavy rains pound East Africa | Climate Crisis News

At least 155 killed in Tanzania as heavy rains pound East Africa | Climate Crisis News

ByNews Polite

More than 200,000 people and 51,000 households have been affected by the rains, Tanzania’s prime minister said. Flooding and landslides in Tanzania caused by weeks of heavy rain have killed 155 people and injured 236 others, the country’s prime minister has said, as intense downpours continue across East Africa. Prime…

Floods kill 58 in Tanzania with heavy rains persisting | Climate Crisis News

Floods kill 58 in Tanzania with heavy rains persisting | Climate Crisis News

ByNews Polite

More than 100,000 people have been affected by the flooding, which has hit Tanzania’s coastal areas especially hard. Floods have killed 58 people in Tanzania over the last two weeks, spurring the East African country to seek an answer in major infrastructure projects. The government announced the death toll late…