Geita Gold Mine Sponsors Cleft lip and Palette Operation

Tanzania: In a continuation of a program that has run since 2001, AngloGold Ashanti’s Geita Gold Mine (GGM) has again financed the surgery of a number of operations for community members suffering cleft lips and cleft palates. This condition is a birth defect in which the tissues of the mouth or lip do not form properly during foetal development….

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Case for Africa’s Structural Transformation

MARRAKECH, Morocco, April 23, 2013/ — The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group’s 2013 Annual Meetings (http://www.afdb.org) take place from 27-31 May in Marrakech, Morocco. The 48th meetings of the AfDB and the 39th meetings of the African Development Fund (ADF) will be held under the central theme of “Structural Transformation in Africa.” For the AfDB, transforming Africa’s economies entails…

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Creating an enabling environment for women’s economic empowerment…

The first *CSO Gender Coalition* supported *National Women’s Dialogue*ended yesterday. The Dialogue was held at the University of Dodoma and was attended by representative women from all regions of Tanzania and created space for women to discuss and debate issues that are key to ensuring their advancement and safety. Issues that were covered were: Creating an enabling environment for…

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Of multi-billion industry with no proper regulations

By Veneranda Sumila, BusinessWeek reporter *Dar es Salaam.* When cargo is discharged from the ship, it must be tallied- and there emanates a multi-billion industry for Tanzania, one of the richest “port” nations in Africa, enjoying 10 major Indian Ocean ports and a host of others in Lake Nyasa, Lake Tanganyika and Lake Victoria. The shipping industry in Tanzania…

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Beating drums for Southern Pare Mountains

“Who does not know Mt Kilimanjaro? Who doesn’t know our marvellous game parks so rich and stunning? After all they are in every travel guide about East Africa safaris you will ever come across. They offer the richness of our biodiversity but there are more attractions beyond that few travellers know about. ” This is Elly D. Kimbwereza or…

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New action plan to eliminate pneumonia and diarrhoea, killer diseases of children in Africa

United-Kingdom, Yesterday UNICEF and the WHO launched a new action plan tackling for the first time two of the three biggest killer diseases of children under five in Africa – pneumonia and diarrhoea. The plan aims to end preventable deaths of children in Africa from these diseases by 2025, which would save over 1 million lives a year. *Nelson…

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Zanzibar president lauds IITA research efforts

Dar es Salaam, 08 April 2013. His Excellency Dr Ali Mohamed Shein, the President of the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar, has praised IITA for its work with the isle’s Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources (MANR) in boosting the production and productivity of root and tuber crops, especially cassava and yam, and appealed for more support in cassava value…

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Gemalto to implement a complete visa and border management system in Ghana

AMSTERDAM, Netherland, April 8, 2013/ — Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653) (http://www.gemalto.com), the world leader in digital security, has been appointed as prime contractor and turnkey supplier to provide Ghana Immigration Services (GIS) with a highly secure electronic visa and border management solution. This initiative is part of the eGhana project, an ambitious plan with backing from the World Bank to…

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Media Association of Tanzania (MOAT) statement

Media Association of Tanzania (MOAT) has congratulated the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Infrastructure for responding positively to an advice it made that called for the government to suspend its decision of switching off analogue broadcasting in regions that are lined up for the new digital broadcasting. According to a press statement issued yesterday by MOAT Chairman Dr Reginald Mengi…

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