Dodoma, Tanzania – The Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO) has made history by recruiting 555 new employees in a single batch, a landmark move announced at the induction training launch for the new hires. The training, which officially began on July 21, 2025, at the Jakaya Kikwete Hall in Dodoma, was graced by the Chairman of the TANESCO Board…

Read More

Title of Report: Demonstrating Agronomic Practices to Farmers to Increase Soybean Yield – 2024By: Tanzania Sustainable Soybean Initiative (TSSI) 🧭 A Turning Point for Tanzanian Agriculture In July 2024, the Tanzania Sustainable Soybean Initiative (TSSI) released a landmark field report detailing the outcomes of 134 demonstration plots across seven key agricultural regions. The objective was clear: to show that…

Read More

NAKURU Kenya is facing a silent national emergency—an escalating mental health crisis driven not by biology alone, but by the cumulative failures of political leadership and economic mismanagement. With nearly 1.9 million Kenyans battling depression, the country ranks fourth in Africa for reported cases, according to a 2021 study, and fifth according to the 2017 WHO report. Depression, anxiety,…

Read More

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – July 16, 2025 – A seven-year initiative in Burkina Faso, the Cashew Development Support Project in the Comoé Basin for REDD+ (PADA/REDD+), has concluded with remarkable success, demonstrating the potent synergy between economic development, environmental conservation, and social inclusion. Launched in 2017 and completed in 2024, the project achieved a 95 percent implementation rate, revitalizing…

Read More

Cotonou, Benin – July 17, 2025 – The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) has today announced the winners of the 2025 Fortify Forward Innovation Challenge (FFIC), a landmark pan-African competition designed to unearth and champion scalable solutions addressing malnutrition through food fortification and biofortification. The announcement follows high-profile finale events held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Cotonou,…

Read More

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – In a move signaling a renewed focus on media professionalism ahead of the crucial general election slated for October 28, 2025, the Tanzanian government has initiated a specialized training program for bloggers. This development has been warmly received by the Tanzania Bloggers Network (TBN), an organization representing over 200 bloggers within the country and…

Read More

100Africa.com Feature Tanga City  Becoming a Global Blueprint for Youth-Led Urban Innovation           Tanga City is Becoming a Global Blueprint for Youth-Led Urban Innovation Tanga, Tanzania – Imagine a typical day in the life of Fredy Abdallah Mohamed Rashid, a bright Mpirani Primary School student in Tanga. Before the TangaYetu Initiative, Fredy’s scientific explorations were…

Read More