TANZANIA to host Toastmasters International in May

TANZANIA has been earmarked to host the Toastmasters East African Conference from May 19th to 21st 2023 in Dar es Salaam. Making the revelation recently in the city, Toastmasters International in East Division A Director, John Nzira further said there has been a satisfaction at the way East Africans are responding to organisation. “We are enthralled to see so…

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TANZANIA to host Toastmasters International in May

TANZANIA has been earmarked to host the Toastmasters East African Conference from May 19th to 21st 2023 in Dar es Salaam. Making the revelation recently in the city, Toastmasters International in East Division A Director, John Nzira further said there has been a satisfaction at the way East Africans are responding to organisation. “We are enthralled to see so…

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Tanzania: Govt Earns Big From Mining Reforms

THE government reforms in the mining sector has continued to yield results as Geita Region collected 400bn/- revenue from the sector in two years of President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s administration. The reforms made by the government included the establishment of an international gold trading centre in the gold-rich region which has five buying centres that have made trading easier…

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Tanzania: Govt Earns Big From Mining Reforms

THE government reforms in the mining sector has continued to yield results as Geita Region collected 400bn/- revenue from the sector in two years of President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s administration. The reforms made by the government included the establishment of an international gold trading centre in the gold-rich region which has five buying centres that have made trading easier…

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HILARIOUS: SA businessman summits Mount Kilimanjaro wearing only a purple speedo

Summary A 44-year-old South African entrepreneur has not only ticked off a major bucket list item by climbing Kilimanjaro, but he has also done it for a great cause. Tiisetjo Tleane, who runs a small IT business in Yeoville, Johannesburg called GaMaja, summited Kilimanjaro last week Friday after commencing the gruelling 5 895 metre climb six days earlier. And…

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Macron’s mission to counter Russia in Africa

Summary Libreville, Luanda, Brazzaville, Kinshasa – France’s President Emmanuel Macron is on a whirlwind tour of African capitals as he tries to shift French policy on the continent away from military involvement. He can hardly be accused of ignoring Africa – this is his 18th presidential trip – but this comes at a time of ever-increasing competition from China…

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Russian oil heads to West Africa for the first time since 2018 as Western sanctions leave Moscow scrambling to find buyers

Russian oil is heading to West Africa for the first time since 2018 as Western sanctions force Moscow to look for new buyers, according to Bloomberg.  On Friday, a tanker named Theseus arrived in Ghana, carrying about 600,000 barrels of Russian crude. The oil was supposed to be pumped into storage tanks at the Tema Oil Refinery, people familiar…

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Dr. Agnes Kalibata Commends Tanzania’s Progressive Initiatives Empowering Youth to Drive Food System Transformation

By Anthony Muchoki Dr. Agnes M. Kalibata, President of AGRA, has commended the Tanzanian government for taking a significant step towards enabling youth to participate in food system transformation. A strong advocate for youth empowerment in agricuture, Dr Kalibata believes that “the younger generation needs to have productive, meaningful lives. Let’s give them the technologies and opportunity to be…

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Tanzania: Lebanese man climbs highest peak in Africa

Lebanese Makram Radwan has reached the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa and 4th in the seven summits. Located in Tanzania, Mount Kilimanjaro is classified as a dormant volcano and has three volcanic cones: Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira.    It is considered one of the highest single free-standing mountains above sea level in the world, situated…

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Starlink Internet to enter in Rwanda by February 22 and piloted in schools

Schools are among Rwandan institutions given priority to benefit from the satellite-based internet soon to be provided by billionaire Elon Musk’s high-speed satellite internet venture, Starlink, the Minister of ICT and Innovation, Paula Ingabire recently said, indicating that the initial plan is to pilot it in at least 500 schools. Starlink’s service is scheduled to be up and running…

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