Source: UN Women - Africa |

Bridging the Digital Gender Gap: Digital Literacy Skills Open Doors for Young Women in Tanzania

During its first phase (2018–2021), the initiative empowered more than 600 participants from 32 African countries to pursue careers and innovations in ICT

As a child growing up in Morogoro, Tanzania, Annagrace Malamsha was always drawn to the sciences. While many young girls in her primary school seemed to steer away from science subjects, she found them fascinating, driven by a deep curiosity to understand how things work. It was there that she…

Source: High Commission of the United Republic of Tanzania Abuja, Nigeria |

H. E. Selestine G. Kakele, High Commissioner-Designate Receives in audience Participants of the Nigeria Defence College Course 33

The discussion focused on Tanzania’s strategic leaders in relation to the current economic development of the country

On 12th February 2025, H. E. Selestine G. Kakele, High Commissioner-Designate accompanied by Brig Gen Julius Kadawi, Defence Attaché (DA), held a meeting with Participants of the Nigeria Defence College Course 33 led by Group Captain Mo Mazeli. The discussion focused on Tanzania’s strategic leaders in relation to the current…

Source: World Health Organization - United Republic of Tanzania |

World Health Organization (WHO) Donates Essential Medical Equipment to Combat Marburg Outbreak in Tanzania

In addition to the donated supplies, WHO and partners have been providing ongoing technical, logistical, and operational assistance

In the face of the ongoing Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak in Kagera, Tanzania, frontline health workers and local communities have received vital support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners through the provision of over 3 tons of essential medical supplies, including Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (VHF) kits, ultrasound…

Source: UNFPA - East and Southern Africa |

Empowered Voices: Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) survivor shares her journey to freedom in Tanzania

In recent years, significant progress has been made in Tanzania’s fight against FGM, particularly in Manyara, Dodoma, and Mara regions

In Tarime, a small village in the Mara region in Tanzania, Amina, a survivor of female genital mutilation (FGM) shares her story of hope. Growing up in a rural community, Amina experienced the weight of cultural traditions, including FGM. In her early teens, she endured the painful practice – a…

Source: VillageReach |

VillageReach Commences Program to Strengthen Epidemic Preparedness and Response Across Africa

The program addresses critical barriers to diagnosing infectious diseases such as polio, measles, yellow fever, Ebola, mpox and cholera by improving sample transport systems

VillageReach (www.VillageReach.org) announces the launch of a program funded by Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited to enhance laboratory sample referral and transportation systems for epidemic-prone infectious diseases across Africa. This initiative, which commenced in January 2025, will strengthen health systems in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Guinea, Malawi, Tanzania and…

Source: Delegation of the European Union to the United Republic of Tanzania and the East African Community |

University Students Shine in European Union (EU) Debate Contest, Top Three Winners to Visit Poland

The Youth Debate Contest, the first of its kind organized by the European Union for university students under 25, was attended by representatives from, secondary and university students, civil society, academia, media and the private sector

Three Tanzanian university students have been named winners of the European Union (EU) Youth Debate Contest, earning a fully sponsored trip to Poland, courtesy of the Embassy of Poland in Tanzania. Careen Ndika from the University of Dar es Salaam emerged as the overall best speaker, while Diana Shabani from…

Source: Médecins sans frontières (MSF) |

Médecins sans frontières (MSF) team supports response to outbreak of Marburg virus in Tanzania

MSF will ensure that its response contributes effectively to limiting the impact of the outbreak on affected communities and preventing the disease from spreading further

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is actively supporting the response to an outbreak of Marburg virus in Tanzania’s Kagera region, which is being led by the Ministry of Health. The outbreak was declared by Tanzanian authorities on 20 January 2025. Working alongside the Ministry of Health and other partners, including the World Health Organization (WHO),…

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Mission 300: African leaders pledge to advance clean cooking solutions for Africa at milestone Energy Summit

Tanzania leading continental efforts to promote clean cooking with President Suluhu Hassan as ambassador

African countries have taken bold commitments to implement clean cooking energy solutions to offset the devastating effects of open fire cooking which kills roughly 600,000 women and children annually across the continent. In energy compacts (apo-opa.co/40Fdx4z) signed during the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit, held in Tanzania 27-28 January, 12 African…

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East Africa Energy Cooperation Summit (EA-ECS) and the East African Community (EAC): Driving Energy Across the Region

With the theme "Resource Wealth. Energy Access. Investment Opportunities” the two-day summit will explore what this means for private sector opportunities in depth

The expansion of the East African regional energy sector is happening right now and is set for future growth. This was the clear message from the East Africa Energy Cooperation Summit (EA-ECS) as the two-day summit kicked off in Arusha.   Africa's energy IPPs, EPCF stakeholders, investors and policy makers were…

Source: African Development Bank Group (AfDB) |

Africa Energy Summit, leaders commit to energy transformation with more than $50billion backing from global partners

The Dar es Salaam Energy Declaration represents a key milestone in addressing the energy gap in Africa, where more than 600 million people currently live without electricity

Thirty African Heads of State and government today committed to concrete reforms and actions to expand access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable electricity to power economic growth, improve quality of life, and drive job creation across the continent. The leaders pledged their commitment in a declaration during the two-day Mission 300…