Energy companies conclude talks with Tanzania on LNG

International Energy Companies (IEC) that are involved in negotiations with the government of Tanzania on the LNG project have said that there has been a breakthrough in talks between the two sides. In his social media post, Jared Kuehl, Shell’s Vice President for Tanzania and Country Chair, said the energy companies (IEC) have concluded the negotiations with the government…

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How travel helped Masuma conquer anxiety and despair

Summary Masuma, who chronicles her travels in social media pages, says hiking the mountains and spending time in beaches give her strength and provide rare moments of relaxation By Anganile Mwakyanjala On her train trip to Mbeya, Masuma Somji was finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. She boarded the train from Tazara Station in Dar…

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How Penina Boto Sowed Change in Tanzanian Agriculture

Serengeti-Mara, Tanzania – Situated amidst the lush plains of Serengeti-Mara, Penina Boto was once like many local farmers, laboriously hauling water over 50 meters just to nourish her modest half-acre farm. But, as the sun shone bright one day, a pivotal change dawned on Penina’s life – a loan granting her a solar-powered irrigation pump. This wasn’t Penina’s first…

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How Penina Boto Sowed Change in Tanzanian Agriculture

Serengeti-Mara, Tanzania – Situated amidst the lush plains of Serengeti-Mara, Penina Boto was once like many local farmers, laboriously hauling water over 50 meters just to nourish her modest half-acre farm. But, as the sun shone bright one day, a pivotal change dawned on Penina’s life – a loan granting her a solar-powered irrigation pump. This wasn’t Penina’s first…

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Tanzania set to launch its own satellite into space

Dar es Salaam. President Samia Suluhu Hassan revealed that Tanzania is planning to build its own satellite and that negotiations to reach the scientific milestone have already begun. Summary Should the plan materialize, Tanzania will join Kenya and Uganda, which have developed and launched satellites into space in the past six months. The President, who was speaking at Azam…

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Tanzania set to launch its own satellite into space

Dar es Salaam. President Samia Suluhu Hassan revealed that Tanzania is planning to build its own satellite and that negotiations to reach the scientific milestone have already begun. Summary Should the plan materialize, Tanzania will join Kenya and Uganda, which have developed and launched satellites into space in the past six months. The President, who was speaking at Azam…

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Idris Elba And Mo Abudu On Bringing African Talent Into Entertainment Mainstream: “It’s Important For Us To Amplify The Voices In The Continent”

When two British-born powerhouses get together — Idris Elba, an actor-director-producer of Sierra Leone, Creole and Ghanaian descent, and Nigerian-rooted Mo Abudu, largely considered the go-between for African content to the rest of the world — they have a powerful chemistry. Remarkably, though, they’ve never made anything together. This is about to change. In March, the two quietly announced…

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Juma Makole: A Tanzanian Farmer’s Green Evolution in Agriculture

Musoma – At the heart of Tanzania’s Mara region, farmer and livestock keeper Juma Makole once grappled with formidable irrigation constraints, curbing his agrarian aspirations. Yet, in a transformative shift during 2021, the winds changed direction for him courtesy of TAMFI’s renewable energy endeavor. Facilitated by a loan from Enokwe Microfinance, affiliated with TAMFI, Makole incorporated solar technology into…

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