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President of Zanzibar and Chairman of the Revolutionary Council, Dr. Ali Mohammed Shein greets a representative from the Norwegian Embassy, Victor Mlunde as he arrives at the National Mnazi Mmoja Hospital for inauguration of the Norwegian-funded pediatric ward. President of Zanzibar and Chairman of the Revolutionary Council, Dr Ali Mohammed Shein greets Ms Theresia Mcha, a representative of the Royal Netherlands Embassy as he arrives at the Mnazi mmoja hospital to officially open Norwegian and Dutch funded children's wards. President of Zanzibar, Dr Ali Mohammed Shein delivers his keynote speech to mark the official opening of Children's ward at Zanzibar Mnazi Mmoja Hospital. Zanzibar Ministry of Health's Principal Secretary, Dr Juma Malik Akil briefing the Chief Guest and audience on the Norwegian-funded Children's ward. President of Zanzibar, Dr Ali Mohammed Shein keenly follows a speech by the Ministry of Health's Principal Secretary, Dr Juma Malik Akil...

East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, November 3rd, 2016: Preparations are in high gear at the East African Community Secretariat for it to effectively take part in the 22nd Session of the Conference of Parties (COP22) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 12th Meeting of Parties to Kyoto Protocol (CMP12) to be held from 7th to 18th November, 2016 in Marrakech, Morocco.    The first session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA1) will also take place in Marrakech in conjunction with COP 22 and CMP 12. The main purpose of these sessions is to review the progress in the implementation of decisions and directives of COP 21/CMP11 and agree the way forward on the implementation of the Paris Agreement. The EAC delegation will be lead by the Deputy Secretary General in charge of Finance and Administration, formerly of Productive and Social Sectors, Hon. Jes...

The 5th EAC University students’ debate, themed “Youth Participation in Electoral Democracy”, has concluded at the prestigious Kigali Independent University (ULK), with the appointment of the new EAC Youth Ambassadors for next one year. Addressing the students and guests at a colourful gala dinner and award ceremony, the Founder and President of Kigali Independent University, Prof. Dr. Rwigamba Balinda, reiterated that debates train students in critical thinking and creativity which are important for their success in the digital age as well as in knowledge acquisition and development. Prof. Dr. Balinda said that debating enhances an individual’s communication skills and encourages research, adding that it also inculcates the culture of agreeing to disagree in addition to promoting tolerance and peaceful co-existence in the society.   The Vice Chancellor of the Kigali Independent University (ULK), Dr. Ezechiel Sekibibi, congratulates a female student from the United Rep...

During the exercise of processing  2016/2017  loan application forms, the Board has come across loan applications which are missing some vital information such as applicant’s and guarantor’s signatures. For that reason, the Board would like to inform loan applicants with such incompleteness to visit HESLB offices in Dar es Salaam. Loan applicants and/or their guarantors who have not signed their documents are required to physically visit HESLB offices on Plot No. 8, Block No. 46 Sam Nujoma Road, Mwenge, Dar es Salaam to append signatures to their loan applications from  Monday 3rd September 2016 . Loan applicants who did not attach applicant’s photo, guarantor’s photo (to their application forms) or who attached uncertified photocopies of birth certificates, academic certificates, guarantor’s particulars such as photocopy of Passport or voter’s registration cards; should send the missing particulars with covering letters indicating their full names and form four index...

A new interactive social network, developed mainly for travelers; backpackers, hikers, holiday makers and those who simply enjoy exploring the world. Anyone can join the social network freely by login to   www.ezylinc.com   and post photos of World's heritage sites, Historical sites, Parks, Hotels, Restaurants, write articles about destinations, Legends, form groups, messaging, add friends and much more. Ezylinc connects two groups. On one side we have travelers and adventurists and on the other side local businesses connected to travel and tourism. The social network is developed by a Tanzanian startup. Let’s take Tanzania as an example, where travel and tourism is one of the leading industries. The country is harboring a diversity of an unmatched fauna and flora, a unique destination on the African continent. Kilimanjaro, the highest free standing snow-capped mountain in Africa, the Islands of Zanzibar, the national parks of Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Ta...

The International Afrika Festival Tübingen in Southern Germany The Republic of Burundi is country of honor 2016 From the 21 to 24 July 2016, Tübingen International Africa Festival in Germany opens it doors wide open to arts, culture, dialog tourism, media.. operators under the theme „ not black, not white but colored for a peaceful world“ Exhibitors, festival lovers and cultural tourist in search of plattforms for a short vacation are cordially invited to attend and enjoy. Founded since 2007 by Sunjo & Susan TATAH; the International Africa Festival Tübingen in Germany, is a FOUR DAY annual festival with focused on showing casing Africa´s role and contribution to humanity and diversity as well as world peace and stability bringing people of African descent and others from all over the globe, irrespective of their countries of origin, religious background, gender and status together. The Festival tells the story of people of Africa descent worldwide, thereby providing a platform...

A Kenyan woman residing in South Africa is in distress after she was conned on Facebook by a Kenyan man she met in 2015. Mary Wangari Mwangi became friends with one Nathan Ochieng' who identified himself as one of the youngest billionaires in the country. Ms Wangari told the court that Ochieng posed as a wealthy businessman in the petroleum industry and coerced her to invest in the venture then later defrauded her Sh400,000. “He gave me a newspaper cutting that highlighted success stories of billionaires. When I checked the internet, I realised he inserted his picture in an article that was not about him,” Mwangi was quoted by the Nation. The victim revealed that she learnt that Ochieng' was a fraudster when she tried to make a Sh2 Million deposit to his account in Kenya. During the transaction, South African Bank told her that the account she was sending money to was dormant. Upon probing the matter further, Ms Mwangi discovered that Apex Petroleum, the company Ochieng' ...

( My article, Africa Bloggers Network) The United States is in International Relation terms known as a ‘Great Power’. A country with an incredibly strong voice on the international arena and influence in all parts of the world. Hence, a vast majority of countries are affected in one way or another by US foreign policy, and the most important US Foreign Policy maker is the President of the United States. As a result, the American election is of great interest to a lot of countries, as whoever becomes the next President can form foreign policy that has great effects on international relations and can affect states in all corners of the world. The contest for ... Read More.. http://www.africablogging.org/will-clinton-or-trump-change.../   (P.T)

A man who str!pped n@ked and entered a lion enclosure in a Chilean zoo has survived the incident, but the lions were killed. Santiago authorities confirmed that the two lions were put down as they severely mauled the 20-year-old man who had broken into their cage early on Saturday. The man, who has been named by local media as Franco Luis Ferrada Roman, was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment and was said to be in grave condition. The young man broke into the enclosure, took off his clothes and jumped into the middle, horrifying other visitors who witnessed the attack. Once inside, the lions reportedly immediately pounced on him and began to ‘play’ with him. At this point, zookeepers intervened in the attack and shot the two lions in order to save his life. The director of the zoo, Alejandra Montalva, said: ‘We believe that this person entered as a visitor and paid for his ticket. One witness, Cynthia Vasquez, told Chilean radio station Bio Bio that the security personnel at t...

On 28th May 2016, The Economist – English Language Weekly Newspaper published an article with heading “Government by gesture – A president who looks good but governs impulsively”.  The article, inter alia misinformed the public and readers that since Dr. John PombeMagufuli came into powers last year “the country has become totally uninvestable”. The Tanzania Investment Centre (TIC) would like to point out that the information portrayed by the newspaper is inaccurate, misleading and distortion of facts. TIC wishes to inform the public and readers of the following facts:- 1.Since President John Magufuli came into power (from December 2015 to May 2016) TIC has registered 551 investment projects worth $ 9,211.88 million. Of all these projects 229 are owned by Tanzanians, 215 projects are owned by foreigners while 107 projects are owned through joint ventures.The projects are expected to employ 55,970people and bring multiplier effects to Tanzanians The above registered...

Boston City Campus and Business College carries a legacy of over 20 years in South Africa. It currently has 44 branches with over 25000 students studying every year. In Tanzania, Boston has opened its first branch outside South Africa, 45 th Branchin total this year.   Boston offers Professional Courses and Short Learning Programs with plans to introduce tertiary education in the future. These are further learning programs which will enhance one’s skills and assist to get better jobs. They have extended their wide range of courses which they offer in South Africa in various fields to Tanzania.    Students can choose from multiple course under various categories such as Accounting, ICT, Business Management, Business Communications, Marketing and many more. There are professional courses offered at their college such as ACCA and CompTIA certified A+, N+ and many more.   The teaching methodology Boston is bringing to Tanzania is quite different from the c...