Packed Tanzania protests offer hope but reforms remain a distant dream | Protests

Packed Tanzania protests offer hope but reforms remain a distant dream | Protests

Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania – As thousands of supporters carrying placards stating their demands marched through Dar-es-Salaam on Wednesday, opposition party Chadema deputy chairperson Tunde Lissu declared to reporters that the rallies were the beginning of a mission to get a new constitution and get the electoral commission truly independent. Deemed the…

Landslide in small-scale mine leaves 22 dead in Tanzania | Mining News

Landslide in small-scale mine leaves 22 dead in Tanzania | Mining News

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan expressed ‘great sadness’ at the loss. Twenty-two people have been killed following a landslide at a small-scale mine in northern Tanzania, government officials said. The accident occurred at the Ng’alita mine in the Bariadi district of Simiyu region, Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan said on…

How to pay for genocide: Namibian victims of German colonialism want a say | Conflict

How to pay for genocide: Namibian victims of German colonialism want a say | Conflict

Berlin, Germany – South of Berlin, the expansive Treptower Park stretches out alongside the Spree river – an oasis of tranquillity in an otherwise restless city. On a recent Saturday, small groups of people strolled along the paths, and on the river, a boat fitted with a jacuzzi floated lazily…