In most instances, Africa’s mineral wealth has been signed away to other countries by leaders who have signed terrible deals that enrich only themselves and not their country. However, the continent has some of the world’s biggest mineral reserves, and has a chance to be a major player in the value chains, but the risk of being exploited by industrialised countries remains.
Tanzania has a population of about 53 million people, of which 70% live below the poverty level, surviving on about US$2 a day. Despite this, President Magufuli has instructed women to do away with birth control interventions, claiming that the country needs more people.
Women-owned small business in Tanzania stay away from formal loans because of their negative beliefs about loans.
The Albinism Society of Kenya has launched Mr. and Miss Albinism East Africa a beauty pageant to help create awareness and encourage inclusion by showcasing the beauty and talent of people with albinism. #BeautyBeyondtheSkin
To work effectively for conservation, regulatory interventions must evolve – as must the institutions that are tasked with protecting our wildlife. Instances of negligence and corruption have no place in global efforts to safeguard the dwindling away of endangered species.
Tanzania has hired former Barcelona winger Emmanuel Amunike as their new manager. Here are 10 interesting things you need to know about the new Taifa Stars coach.
Ghana’s President Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo, has banned all ministers of state and government officials from travelling abroad until further notice. While the reasons behind the directive were not specified, the ban has been welcomed on social media as a step in the right direction to cut government expenditure.
Today we celebrate International Albinism Awareness Day with the global theme “shining our light to the world”. People with albinism continue to face multiple forms of discrimination worldwide. “The battle continues, but we are gaining ground,” UN expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism Ikponwosa Ero said.
The different expressions of pleasure through the African body in colonial and post colonial Africa have been strongly regulated and silenced. Before the disruption that was colonialism, there were traditional spaces, both public and private, that allowed for the discussion of sexual matters and the expression of its pleasure. However, African sexual pleasure and dance are now being reclaimed as powerful forms of communication and expression.
In Tanzania today, political space has shrunk to the point where protests are suppressed before they emerge
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