Tag: Tanzania
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Tanzania accused of ‘attacking’ LGBT health rights
Campaign group Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused the Tanzanian government of denying basic health services to LGBT people.HRW's report says arbitrary arrests and...
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20 killed during anointing service stampede in Tanzania
At least 20 people in Tanzania were trampled to death at an open-air evangelical Christian church service in the north of the country, officials...
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Tanzanian meat consumers told to consider animal welfare
A study has unveiled the likely health risks for meat consumers in Tanzania for failure to consider the animal welfare and food safety.This was...
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US cautions gays on Tanzania travel
The US State Department on Tuesday urged travellers to Tanzania to “exercise increased caution†due in part to threats that gay people may experience...
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Tanzania drops plan to bar candidates in elections
The Tanzanian authorities have reversed a decision to disqualify many opposition candidates from local elections on 24 November.Minister of State Selemani Jafo said leniency...
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Tanzanian high court upholds minimum marriage age of 18
Tanzania's highest court has upheld a landmark 2016 ruling that raised the minimum age of marriage to 18.The Supreme Court of Appeals' decision, announced...
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Tanzania court ‘blocks opposition politicians’ trips’
A court in Tanzania has blocked two top politicians from the opposition Chadema party from travelling abroad until they are cleared of sedition charges,...