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Renowned conservationist Wayne Lotter was a founder of the PAMS Foundation, which worked to stop the poaching of elephants. By Daniel Hayduk AFPFile

Eleven sentenced to death in Tanzania over conservationist's murder

Dec 2, 2022 | Africa: Tanzania

A court in Tanzania sentenced 11 people to death on Friday over the 2017 murder of renowned conservationist Wayne Lotter ...

Maasai men gather to observe a traditional rite of passage last year at the Masai-Mara National Reserve. By TONY KARUMBA AFP

Tanzania frees Maasai after police murder charges dropped

Nov 22, 2022 | Africa: Tanzania

A Tanzanian court on Tuesday ordered the release of two dozen Maasai protesters after the prosecution dropped murder cha ...

Nineteen people died when the Precision Air plane plunged into Lake Victoria on November 6. By SITIDE PROTASE AFPFile

Tanzania orders stronger disaster response after plane crash

Nov 14, 2022 | Africa: Tanzania

Tanzania's president on Monday ordered officials to strengthen the country's disaster response at an emergency cabinet m ...

A crane removes the crashed Precision Air aircraft from Lake Victoria at Bukoba, Tanzania. By SITIDE PROTASE AFP

Tanzania plane wreckage removed from Lake Victoria

Nov 8, 2022 | Africa: Tanzania

Tanzanian authorities on Tuesday said the wreckage of a plane that crashed in Lake Victoria has been pulled out of the w ...

Rescuers searched for survivors after the Precision Air flight plunged into Lake Victoria with 43 people on board. By SITIDE PROTASE AFP

Tanzania pays tearful tribute to plane crash victims

Nov 7, 2022 | Africa: Tanzania

Grieving Tanzanians paid emotional tribute Monday to 19 people killed when a passenger plane plunged into Lake Victoria ...

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19 killed after Tanzanian plane plunges into Lake Victoria

Nov 7, 2022 | Africa: Tanzania

At least 19 people have died after a Precision Air passenger plane crashed into Lake Victoria on Sunday as it attempted ...

Map of Tanzania locating the site of the accident.. By AFP

19 killed after plane plunges into Lake Victoria in Tanzania

Nov 6, 2022 | Africa: Tanzania

The death toll from Sunday's plane crash in Lake Victoria in Tanzania has jumped to 19, Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa s ...

Map of Tanzania locating the site of the accident.. By AFP

Three killed after plane plunges into Lake Victoria in Tanzania

Nov 6, 2022 | Africa: Tanzania

Three people died when a plane carrying dozens of passengers plunged into Lake Victoria in Tanzania on Sunday as it appr ...

Map of Tanzania locating the site of the accident.. By AFP

Search for survivors after plane plunges into Lake Victoria in Tanzania

Nov 6, 2022 | Africa: Tanzania

Rescuers searched for survivors after a plane carrying 43 people plunged into Lake Victoria in Tanzania on Sunday due to ...

'Tug of War' inspects love and politics during the final years for British colonial Zanzibar. By FETHI BELAID AFP

Tanzanian 'Tug of War' wins top prize at Carthage Film Festival

Nov 6, 2022 | Africa: Tanzania

Tanzanian film Tug of War , about love and politics during the final years of British colonial Zanzibar, has won the Ta ...

Map of Tanzania locating the site of the accident.. By AFP

Search for survivors after plane plunges into Lake Victoria in Tanzania

Nov 6, 2022 | Africa: Tanzania

A plane carrying 43 people plunged into Lake Victoria in Tanzania early on Sunday due to bad weather shortly before it w ...

Map of Tanzania locating the site of the accident.. By AFP

Passenger plane plunges into Lake Victoria in Tanzania

Nov 6, 2022 | Africa: Tanzania

A plane carrying 43 people plunged into Lake Victoria in Tanzania early on Sunday due to bad weather shortly before it w ...

Tanzania has historically allowed indigenous communities such as the Maasai to live within some national parks. By JOSEPH EID AFP

Tanzania Maasai file case over wildlife protection area

Nov 2, 2022 | Africa: Tanzania

Maasai pastoralists have filed a court case against Tanzania's government, challenging its decision to cordon off land f ...

Kilimanjaro, pictured in September, lies in an area that has suffered extreme drought -- some areas have received only 15 percent of expected rainfall this year. By Fredrik Lerneryd AFP

Tanzania deploys army to battle Mount Kilimanjaro fire

Nov 1, 2022 | Africa: Tanzania

Tanzania on Tuesday mobilised soldiers to reinforce civilian firefighters and volunteers stretched thin by a wildfire on ...

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