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By Staff Writer, Nairobi A 2.5 kilometer bridge will colour the SGR over and above some Dar es Salaam streets  In what may be termed as the ‘Magufulification’ effect in infrastructure, the construction of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from Dar es Salaam to Morogoro has reached more than 42 percent which is well on schedule for the handing over of the first lot in November, 2019.  In May last year, President John Magufuli launched the first construction phase of the SGR from Dar es Salaam to Morogoro. Upon its completion, Tanzania will have a fast and modern passenger train with a speed of 160kph while the freight train will have a top speed of 120kph.  Tanzania signed the agreement with Turkish Yapi Merkez and Portuguese Motor Engil firms to construct the Dar e salaam Morogoro Stretch at Tsh. 2.7 Trillion (Over $ 1.2 billion) which is to be completed by November 1 st , this year.   Details from Tanzania Railway Corporation (TRC) indicate that the main work

ANA ANA file picture of a young Malawian with albinism. Amnesty International has documented an unprecedented wave of killings and other abuses against persons with albinism in Malawi since November 2014. Comments by Malawi’s homeland security minister that attacks on persons with albinism have not reached crisis levels will only embolden those perpetrating such assaults, Amnesty International warned on today. The rights body said the comments were a disturbing reminder of the Malawian government’s inaction on the issue. “The latest comments from Minister Nicholas Dausi are yet another indication that persons with albinism in Malawi are on their own when it come

22/02/2019 - 04:20 The chaos that has followed Kadhafi's downfall has seen Libya's southern desert borderlands increasingly become a haven for jihadists, traffickers and rebels The chaos that has followed Kadhafi's downfall has seen Libya's southern desert borderlands increasingly become a haven for jihadists, traffickers and rebels AFP/File ADVERTISING Oubari (Libya) (AFP) In the southern Libyan city of Oubari, shops are shuttered and tension is palpable, as residents fear an imminent incursion by forces loyal to strongman Khalifa Haftar. We "dread the repercussions of military operations that are unfolding on the edge of town", said 22-year-old hospital administrator Ali Senoussi, speaking on behalf of his Tubu community. Many residents in Oubari -- some 900 kilometres (560 miles)

By Staff Reporter, Dar es Salaam, Ontario Days after the ailing opposition Chief Whip Tundu Lissu lied to the world that there was no “any deal” reached between the Government of Tanzania and Barrick Gold, more details have emerged on the implementation of the October, 2017 Deal. Ln Dar es Salaam today, executives from Barrick Corporation have confirmed that the mining giant, the world’s largest gold mining company, will now soon implement the October agreement that include the payment to the government of Tanzania 300 million U.S. dollars to end a dispute that hit its operations in the East African country. The stance has been emphasized by Barrick Gold Executive Secretary in Africa and Eastern    Dr. Willem Jacobs who met with Tanzanian President John Magufuli in the state house in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday, 20 th February, 2019. “We have come to confirm our willingness to cooperate with the government. Nothing will change on the previous agreements that were

  Nigeria’s electoral commission has called on politicians to ‘moderate their rhetoric’ ahead of Saturday’s delayed presidential election. The chairperson of the Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC ), Mahmood Yakubu called for calm as both president Muhammadu Buhari and the opposition’s Atiku Abubakar have become more combative in their tone following the postponement of the election. “Please speak in a manner that does not contribute to heating the polity and the political atmosphere,” Yakubu said. I have always said that Gene

From FT: Spat between deputy president Ruto and Kenyatta ally exposes rupture in ruling party Kenya is still haunted by memories of political violence following previous presidential elections including in 2008 (above) © Darko Bandic/AP Share on Twitter (opens new window) Share on Facebook (opens new window) Share on LinkedIn (opens new window) Save to myFT Tom Wilson in Nairobi 12 hours ago Print this page 1 A split in Kenya’s ruling party over President Uhuru Kenyatta’s successor is reigniting political tensions and threatening to hobble the government’s ambitious reform agenda. Alliances in Kenyan politics are often in flux but analysts say the current spat between deputy president William Ruto and an ally of Mr Kenyatta is particularly worrying and exposes a rupture between Kenya’s two most senior politicians. David Murathe, a former vice-chairman of the ruling Jubilee party, launched a series of stinging public attacks on Mr Ruto this year. He has accused

    By Special Correspondent, Nairobi and Dar es Salaam A latest report by REPOA in collaboration with Afrobarometer has shown that Tanzania has improved in social services delivery, which symbolizes a tremendous increase in satisfaction with President of the United Republic of Tanzania, His Excellence, Dr. John Pombe Magufuli's job performance. Afrobarometer is a pan-African, non-partisan research network that conducts public attitude surveys on democracy, governance, economic conditions, and related issues in African countries. Six rounds of surveys were conducted in up to 37 countries between 1999 and 2015, and round 7 surveys were completed in 2018. It conducts face -to-face interviews in the language of the respondent's choice with nationally representative sample. The report shows key findings that health, water supply, education and electricity are among the top six priority challenges that Tanzanians want their Government to address A report also s