Justice Imani Daud Aboud, outgoing AfCHPR President. By The Arusha News Reporter The Arusha-based African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights will commence its 77th Ordinary Session on Monday, June 2. The month-long session will include the election of a new President to lead the continental judicial body. The incoming President will succeed Justice Imani…
The construction of the brand-new multi-purpose stadium in Arusha — one of the key venues for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) — has reached an impressive 35 per cent completion stage. According to engineers at the site, the project is progressing smoothly and is even ahead of schedule, a development that has been…
By The Arusha News Reporter The Arusha-based East African Community Think Tank Association (EACTTA) has extended its congratulations to Tanzanian cardiologist and health policy expert, Prof Mohamed Yakub Janabi, following his recent election as the World Health Organisation (WHO) Africa Regional Director. Prof Janabi was elected during a special session of the WHO Africa Regional…
By Mboneko Munyaga East African Community (EAC) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State and Government have appointed five former African presidents as Facilitators for the implementation of the Joint Report of Ministers of the two regional blocs on the peace process in DR Congo. In a Communique issued after their meeting that…
By The Arusha News Reporter The government has reiterated its commitment to prosecute unethical pharmacists who steal and sell public medicines, because the malpractice undermines the delivery of daily public health services. Opening the Annual Scientific Conference and General Meeting of the Pharmaceutical Society of Tanzania (PST) in Arusha recently, the Vice-President, Dr Philip Mpango…
By Nicodemus Ikonko Karibu-KiliFair (KKF) 2025, East Africa’s premier international tourism exhibition, concluded on a high note in Arusha last week, earning praise from exhibitors and government officials alike. Held from June 6–8 at the Magereza–Kisongo Grounds, the event attracted over 800 exhibitors, 1,000 international buyers and 5,000 tourism-related companies from around the world. In…
By The Arusha News Reporter Nearly eight years after the Arusha-based African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) ruled in favour of the Ogiek indigenous community over ancestral land rights in Kenya’s Mau Forest, the country remains in violation of the court’s binding judgments. Last week, the Arusha-based court held a public compliance hearing…
By The Arusha News Reporter Nearly eight years after the Arusha-based African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) ruled in favour of the Ogiek indigenous community over ancestral land rights in Kenya’s Mau Forest, the country remains in violation of the court’s binding judgments. Last week, the Arusha-based court held a public compliance hearing…
It was the summer of ’98 and I was a new student at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.Within the beautiful campus of green trees and vintage buildings, the Sarratt Student Center stood. The center was named after one of the mathematicians and professors of the university, Charles Madison Sarratt. The story goes that Sarratt once…
I am often asked – sometimes asked, at least once – how I manage to stay so fit and healthy. I’m in my mid-60s and can still keep up with the teenage schoolkids I teach. It’s easy to say, “I cycle everywhere,” but anyone can cycle – and most don’t. So, there must be some…
Mwalimu Nyerere, famously quipped, we Tanzanians are not tribalistic.Nyerere insisted, we mostly tease each other. Waitu, Chaggas and Parees? We are traditional wataanis. And tonight I am with my Pare maternal bibi, visiting London. From afar, Jeff Msangi’s demeanour and spectacles are of a typical nerd. Nerds tend to be sharp, zealous, smart, knowledgeable. Up…
Our three-month stint in 1973 at the Buhemba National Service Camp in Mara Region had come to an end and we were now being transferred to the Oljoro National Service Camp in Arusha for a further three months of paramilitary training. We boarded buses for the journey and were naturally excited, as we would be…
The landscape is made up of savannah grassland, tufted grass ridges, river valleys and swamps. A large river serves as the primary source of water for the resident animals. During the dry season, small grooves in the river bed become vital gathering point for large herds of elephants, waterbucks and numerous giraffes. As we peacefully…
The EAC is in deep trouble – and it’s not just about the money. The regional bloc, once full of promise, has now been forced to borrow from its own institutions just to stay afloat. Up to $656,000 is being gathered from bodies like the East African Health Research Commission and the Inter-University Council for…
