It was all smiles when JMKF CEO, Ms Vanessa Anyoti (third right) and NEXLAW Senior Partner, Prof Saudin J. Mwakaje (third left), signed a MoU to offer legal support to young innovators across the country in the presence of legal experts and JMKF staff. By The Arusha News Reporter Tanzanian youth are full of ideas,…
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…
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…
From The Arusha News Reporter in Manyara Manyara Region is set for a major boost in local development following the allocation of Sh 2.1 billion to fast-track key community projects, the Regional Commissioner (RC), Ms Queen Sendiga, said during her tour of Hanang District recently. The funds will go towards enhancing services in critical sectors…
Visitors and exhibitors at last year’s Karibu-Kili Fair held at the Magereza Grounds inArusha. (File photo) By Nicodemus Ikonko Started eleven years ago as modest tourism show, Arusha’s International Karibu-Kili Fair has arguably grown into Tanzania’s second biggest trade expo after the decades-old and state sponsored Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair (DITF) held annually…
By Kusekwa Kusekwa The High Court in Arusha has allowed three Engikareti villagers and 40 others from Longido District to sue Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO) and three other respondents allegedly for trespassing into their land to build a power transmission project known as “Mradi wa Umeme wa Msongo Mkubwa KW 400,” without their…
By The Arusha News Reporter A regional NGO of seasoned lawyers and Judges has expressed serious concern about the ongoing conflict in Sudan, as it has called on all stakeholders to work together towards a sustainable and inclusive peace in the country. In a press release dated May 11, 2025, Patrol-Africa, said the situation in…
By Kusekwa Kusekwa The High Court in Arusha has sentenced to death a resident of Kwa Mrombo area in the city, Amedeus Mfoi, for deliberately killing his son, Amani Amedeus Mfoi, more than a year ago. Delivering judgement, Judge Silvester Kainda said the discovery of the body, established a clear and compelling case for the…
By Nicodemus Ikonko The Tanganyika Law Society (TLS) has appealed to the government to provide transport and financial subsidies to support its efforts in delivering legal aid, training and justice services across the country’s seven legal zones. Speaking during the opening of the TLS Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Arusha on May 8, 2025,…
By Arusha News Reporter Vice-President, Dr Philip Mpango, has called on CRDB Bank and other financial institutions in Tanzania to step up their defences against cybercrime, warning dropping the guard risked institutional trust and credibility. Speaking in Arusha during the opening of CRDB Bank’s Shareholders’ Seminar and the 30th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on May…
