WEEKEND PLANS VERSUS REALITY

By Thomas Mhando, I made big plans for Saturday,A hike, a jog, then books and chai.But morning came, and so did sleep,I snoozed through goals I meant to keep.By noon, my blanket hugged too tight.I said, “At 2, I’ll clean my room,”Instead I Googled “lounge perfume.”A Netflix doc just pulled me in—On snails that paint…

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AFRICAN RIGHTS COURT TO ELECT NEW PRESIDENT

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…

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EA THINK TANK HAILS PROF JANABI’S ELECTION AS WHO AFRICA REGIONAL DIRECTOR

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…

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KARIBU-KILI FAIR FIRES UP ARUSHA

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…

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