Cholera breaks out in Tanzania schools Oct 9, 2009
DAR ES SALAAM, 6 October 2009 () - The authorities in Tanzania's northeastern district of Handeni have ordered the closure of schools following a cholera outbreak that has resulted in 12 deaths, say officials. Nsachris Mwamaja, a spokesman for the Ministry of Health, told a news conference on 5 October that Handeni was the hardest-hit district in the northeastern region of Tanga, with 511 out of 600 recorded cases in the country so far. (AlertNet)
Is everyone ready to pledge allegiance Oct 8, 2009
Posted: Thursday, October 8, 2009 12:00 am. Please rise and place your hand over your heart. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Tanzania: President Aides Blame His Collapse on Fatique Oct 6, 2009
Yesterday's incident brought back memories of President Kikwete's collapse at Jangwani grounds in Dar es Salaam as he was holding his final campaign rally on December 13, 2005, just a day before Tanzanians went to the polls in the country's third multiparty elections. Relevant Links. (allAfrica.com)
Letters to Insight Oct 4, 2009
"You're right! That does make you my cousin! Salaam!". "What's going on here?" he asked, pointing to the crowd entering the temple. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Tanzania Emerges as Star Player on International Stage Sep 30, 2009
com: Tanzania: Kikwete Takes Center Stage At UN And U.S. Meetings (Page 1 of 1). Kikwete Takes Center Stage At UN And U.S. Meetings. (allAfrica.com)
Tanzania: NBC to Compensate Bereaved Families Through New Product Sep 30, 2009
"We are offering standalone insurance to our customers and Tanzanians at large. This includes 'Rambi Rambi Plus' family funeral support cover," the bank's head of retail banking, Mr Johan Vermaas, said yesterday in Dar es Salaam ... 8 million to Dar es Salaam's Temeke Hospital ... Apart from serving Dar es Salaam residents, Temeke Hospital also handles patients from Mkuranga, Rufiji and Kisarawe districts in Coast Region. (allAfrica.com)
Rwanda: 'I'm Not Anti-Press, I've Never Ordered Arrest of a Writer' [interview] Sep 22, 2009
com: Rwanda: 'I'm Not Anti-Press, I've Never Ordered Arrest of a Writer' (Page 1 of 2). I'm Not Anti-Press, I've Never Ordered Arrest of a Writer. (allAfrica.com)
Common ground for unusual rivals: eight-man football Sep 20, 2009
Minnesota Vikings linebacker Chad Greenway played eight-man football in high school, as did 1994 Heisman Trophy winner Rashaan Salaam of Colorado. With more room for players to maneuver, the game is known for its up-tempo style. (Anchorage Daily News)
Introduction of a qualitative perinatal audit at Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Sep 19, 2009
Other articles by authors. Related articles/pages. (BioMed Central)
Mary Robinson defends her role at Durban I Sep 18, 2009
The Elders gained insight and offered support for peace, Robinson said, by meeting with Shimon Peres, current Israeli president and a two-time former prime minister; Salaam Fayyad, Palestinian Authority prime minister; businessmen; and young Israelis and young Palestinians. In the rest of her remarks, Robinson outlined the key challenges to human rights. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Ramadan prompts fasting fundraiser Sep 18, 2009
Tuesday s event opened up with the words salaam alukium, ( peace be upon you in Arabic) from the president of Loyola s MSA, biology senior Amna Aziz, who then introduced the event s speaker, Imam Omar Suleiman. The imam discussed the meaning of Ramadan, the ninth month in the Islamic lunar calendar. (The Maroon, LA)
Somalia's Al-Qaeda-linked group vows to avenge US raid Sep 16, 2009
" onclick="Next();" src="/images/butt_next. " "We are investigating the matter and if any Somali is found to have aided the attackers, then he or she shall face Allah's verdict," he said on condition of anonymity. The Shebab official refused to elaborate on the circumstances of the operation, in which several other militants are believed to have been killed. Meanwhile, the governor of the Lower Shabelle region where the attack happened told a press conference in Mogadishu that three civilians... (Channelnewsasia.com)
Tanzania: Kilimanjaro Was Too Much for Russian Billionaire Sep 15, 2009
com: Tanzania: Why Kilimanjaro Was Too Much for Abramovich (Page 1 of 1). Why Kilimanjaro Was Too Much for Abramovich. (allAfrica.com)
Flying hospital Sep 12, 2009
One of the millions of children the ORBIS flying eye hospital team have helped is three-year-old Richard Mwaluko from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania ... But hope was not lost as the doctor mentioned that the flying eye hospital was due to visit Dar es Salaam. (BBC News -- Africa)
ARF partnerships provide water, sanitation and financial freedom Sep 11, 2009
MKURANGA DISTRICT, Tanzania Multiple projects are making the difference in the lives of thousands of residents of the Mkuranga District, all because of an exchange between two women on a dirt road about 40 miles outside of Dar Es Salaam. I was driving in village Mwarusembe when I saw this lady squatting on the side of the road taking water from a small hole in the ground, recalled African Reflections Foundation Founder Maria Pool. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Africa: Soybean, the Golden Seed for Wealth And Health Sep 10, 2009
com: Africa: Soybean, the Golden Seed for Wealth And Health (Page 1 of 1). Africa: Soybean, the Golden Seed for Wealth And Health. (allAfrica.com)
Under scrutiny Sep 8, 2009
He has emphasised the need to prevent civilian casualties and began his statement with the customary Islamic greeting - "Salaam alekum" - promising a swift investigation. Then in another break with the normal secrecy surrounding such investigations, a reporter from the Washington Post travelled with the team sent north to interview German soldiers who had called in the air strike. (BBC News -- Americas)
Tanzania: Health Officials Confident of Beating Malaria Sep 4, 2009
"Under-five deaths have dropped to 91 per 1,000 live births in 2008, down from 147 in 1999," Mwita said, presenting a paper in Dar es Salaam recently. He said that although the decline could not be attributed to the fall in malaria cases alone, research showed a decline in prevalence of the disease had a big impact on childhood and maternal mortality. (allAfrica.com)
Tanzania: Police Refute UN Official's Report Sep 2, 2009
Police said samples of alcoholic drinks and drugs, which were found beside his body, have also been taken to the chief government chemist in Dar es Salaam for analysis. "Once these samples have been examined and the post-morterm report out, we will be in a better position to know what killed him," he insisted. (allAfrica.com)
Tanzania: Aga Khan Hospital to Conduct Free Diabetes Clinic Aug 29, 2009
The Aga Khan Hospital in Dar es Salaam is set to conduct a free medical checkups and counselling on diabetes at Mlimani City ... Speaking to journalists yesterday in Dar es Salaam, the Aga Khan Marketing Manager Eugenia Chanda said,"We have decided to take the clinic out closer to the people, because the majority of them do not have time to visit health centres for such checkups.". (allAfrica.com)
Tanzania buries school fire dead Aug 26, 2009
Their names will be added to the graves in school in Idodi, 460km (285 miles) west of Dar es Salaam, when the results of DNA tests are known. The fire is thought to have been caused by a student reading by candlelight. (BBC News -- Africa)
Mullen: Afghanistan "Serious and Deteriorating" Aug 24, 2009
" Rowdy - Bush did NOT win the war in Iraq, no matter how many tubes of model glue you sniff. . by nofoolling August 23, 2009 8:23 PM EDT Hey Slow: The afhan war isn't related at all to the fairy tales told by the government about 911. Now at least if we attacked Saudia Arabia, that would be connected, it would still be playing into the fantasy that hijackers attacked us, but at least it would be the right country. Both of these wars are all about the money and the war in Afghanistan is about... (CBS News)
Africa: Israel Turns Dubiously to the Continent [analysis] Aug 20, 2009
Tanzanian freshmen at the University of Dar es Salaam will be excused for being unaware of the fact that their campus strikingly resembles facilities in Tel Aviv and Beersheba, two of Israel's leading universities. That's because the UDSM campus was designed by Israeli architects. (allAfrica.com)
Africa: U.S. Military Edging Out Diplomacy - Report Aug 18, 2009
"Not even the 1998 bombings of US embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam halted the decline in experienced staffing at US missions in sub-Saharan Africa; leadership and management suffered perceptibly," the inspector general continues. But the bombings did lead to greatly heightened security at American embassies in Africa, with the result, the report observes, that "the fundamental ability of diplomats to understand and analyse the continent was correspondingly restricted.". (allAfrica.com)
Tanzania to get $111 mln for malaria fight - U.N. Aug 18, 2009
DAR ES SALAAM, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The Global Fund for Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria will give Tanzania $111 million for treated bed nets to fight malaria, a senior U.N. envoy said ... "Global Fund representatives ... have committed to sign the Round 8 Grant agreement next week and they are ready to disburse the money," Ray Chambers, U.N. special envoy for malaria, told experts meeting in Dar es Salaam late on Monday. (AlertNet)
'Idol' champ is far from idle Aug 17, 2009
Q. You re working with a wide variety of people on your debut from hip-hop producer-writer Salaam Remi to singer-songwriter Mat Kearney to Joe King of the pop-rock band the Fray ... The Salaam thing was definitely an experiment to see what would happen. (Boston Globe)
Episcopal leader presents views in new book Aug 15, 2009
In the book, you say, Islam, shalom and salaam all have the same root in a word that means a good deal more than simply peace. Can you say a bit more about that. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Tanzania: Graft - Government Fares Poorly Aug 12, 2009
com: Tanzania: Graft - Government Fares Poorly (Page 1 of 1). Tanzania: Graft - Government Fares Poorly. (allAfrica.com)
Military portrait (2088) Aug 5, 2009
He served in western Baghdad in the Abu Ghraib district in a small town called Nasser Wa Salaam. "Basically, what we did in Iraq were peace-keeping operations. The focus while we were over there was the hand-over of responsibility for the security of Iraq to the Iraqi Security Forces, namely the Iraqi Army and the Iraqi Police," Chuck shared, via e-mail from Honolulu. (Montana Standard, MT)
Israel Evicts 50 Palestinians from Homes Aug 4, 2009
JERUSALEM, Aug. 3, 2009. Police Forced Palestinians to Move Out of East Jerusalem Homes so Israeli Settlers Could Move in. (CBS News)
Africa: U.S. Law Promotes Stock Exchanges on Continent Aug 3, 2009
Mathu said the Rwanda Capital Market is now affiliated with its fellow exchanges in East Africa: the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE), the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE). Relevant Links. (allAfrica.com)
Panicked investors stampede in case bulls do run Jul 31, 2009
According to reports in Dar es Salaam, asked to comment on the pending legal battle, an EABL spokesman said the group "prefers to work in partnership with proven local management teams that have already proven successful - evidenced for example by the growth that Serengeti Breweries has seen already.". A spokeswoman for Serengeti Breweries said a deal with Diageo's EABL was expected to benefit Tanzanians through increased employment opportunities. (Business Report, South Africa)
Report: 33 Killed In Tanzania Bus Accident Jul 28, 2009
Tanzania Broadcasting Corp. is quoting unnamed police officials as saying the accident happened Sunday afternoon in Korogwe, about 210 kilometers (130 miles) northwest of the commercial capital, Dar es Salaam. The bus was traveling to Dar es Salaam from the northwestern town of Arusha, the station reports. (CBS News -- World)
Tanzania: Kikwete Kicks Off Optic Fibre Link Up Jul 25, 2009
Speaking at the inauguration of the SEACOM global fibre optic landing point in Dar es Salaam yesterday, Mr Kikwete said the project came with massive social economic benefits, which Tanzanians should waste no time to seize. The Dar es Salaam point links the country to a marine backbone fibre ... The event in Dar es Salaam was watched by audience in several other countries including South Africa, Kenya, Uganda and Mozambique. (allAfrica.com)
East Africa: Superfast Internet Goes Live Jul 24, 2009
The commissioning was marked with a live telecast by Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete in Dar es Salaam with the media in Kampala, Maputo, Johannesburg, London and Marseille. New era. (allAfrica.com)
High-Speed Cable Ushers in New Internet Era Jul 24, 2009
The commissioning in Mombasa, was marked with a live telecast by Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete in Dar es Salaam, who was linked with journalists in Kampala, Maputo, Johannesburg, London and Marseille. "The arrival of this cable signals the beginning of a new era in the telecommunications sector," said Mr Kikwete. (allAfrica.com)
Cable ushers in broadband Jul 24, 2009
The switch will take place simultaneously in the Kenyan port city of Mombasa, Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, Maputo in Mozambique and Mtunzini in South Africa ... Mr Noor says the new service will reduce this to an average of 90 milliseconds for calls between Europe and eastern Africa, and an even faster response of less than six milliseconds between Dar es Salaam and Mombasa. (BBC News -- Africa)
East Africa gets high-speed web Jul 24, 2009
The services were unveiled in ceremonies in the Kenyan port of Mombasa and the Tanzanian city of Dar es Salaam ... The BBC's Ben Mwangunda in Dar es Salaam says five institutions are already benefiting from the faster speeds - national electricity company Tanesco, communications company, TTCL, Tanzania Railways and the Universities of Dar es Salaam and Dodoma ... William, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. (BBC News -- Africa)
Clinton: 9/11 Masterminds in Pakistan Jul 21, 2009
"Usama Bin Laden is wanted in connection with the August 7, 1998, bombings of the United States Embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya. These attacks killed over 200 people. In addition, Bin Laden is a suspect in other terrorist attacks throughout the world.". Funny. (CBS News -- World)
Michael Jackson's boyhood home still draws curious Jul 20, 2009
Vendor William Salaam said business remains steady and people are coming from further away. Posts outside the house are scribbled with written messages from followers of the music legend, and a banner taped to the side home says, "We miss you MJ.". (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Chicago Bears: Top 10 Prospects Jul 20, 2009
Since Payton, the Bears have seen flashes of brilliance from runners like Neal Anderson, , Anthony Thomas, Rashaan Salaam, , Raymont Harris, and James Allen, among others. But, not one of them looked as good as Forte in their first-year. (BearReport.com)
Tanzania: Urgent Action Needed to Cut Maternal Deaths - Kikwete Jul 17, 2009
Opening the 5th Near East and Africa Medical Women International Association (MWIA) congress in Dar es Salaam, President Kikwete said maternal mortality was still a big challenge to Tanzania and many other African countries. "Tanzania has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world," he said to 300 female medical doctors and delegates attending the three-day conference. (allAfrica.com)
Tanzania: Cooking, Car Gas to Cost Less Jul 16, 2009
2 billion) plant in Dar es Salaam, in a major joint venture between the Government and the private sector ... The first phase of the project, to cost over $3 million (about Sh4 billion) , is expected to benefit a number of households and power 200 vehicles in Dar es Salaam ... Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology has started modifying motor vehicle engines to enable them to use gas. (allAfrica.com)
Black boxes of crashed Iran plane found Jul 16, 2009
DAR ES SALAAM, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Rescue workers have found eight more bodies from the ill-fated Yemenian airliner in the water of the eastern Tanzanian coast with the total number up to 22, the local newspaper the Daily News reported on Friday. Some 14 bodies arrived in Dar es Salaam on Thursday aboard a private charter aircraft for DNA testing, identification and further examinations. (Xinhuanet, China)
Tanzania: Circumcision 'Key Factor' in HIV War Jul 4, 2009
Speaking to The Citizen during the 33rd Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair (DITF) this week, he named areas with the lowest HIV/Aids prevalence rates as Pemba, where the infection rate is 0 ... Others are Dar es Salaam, with an infection rate of 6. (allAfrica.com)
Migrant squalor Jul 2, 2009
Vincent, Salaam charity ... But Vincent from the charity group Salaam, which provides a soup kitchen and clothes for the jungle's inhabitants, believes the government has to do much more to help. (BBC News)
Tanzania: 10 Die in Clashes Over Cattle Jun 28, 2009
com: Tanzania: Clashes Over Cattle Leave 10 Dead in Four Villages (Page 1 of 1). Tanzania: Clashes Over Cattle Leave 10 Dead in Four Villages. (allAfrica.com)
Tanzania: Mystery Surrounds Michael Jackson's Death Jun 28, 2009
com: Tanzania: Mystery Surrounds Michael Jackson's Death (Page 1 of 1). Tanzania: Mystery Surrounds Michael Jackson's Death. (allAfrica.com)
50,000-dollar insult! Jun 25, 2009
Feature Article of Thursday, 25 June 2009. Feature Article of Thursday, 25 June 2009. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
S.C. State Career Center helps deliver jobs in tough times Jun 21, 2009
Mustafa Salaam received the scholarship in the category of mechanical engineering. Recent graduate Sade Morris-Hinton has begun working full time with Geico. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Obama urges new dawn in U.S., Moslems Jun 5, 2009
" Obama, aiming to repair ties with the Moslem world that had been strained under his predecessor George W. Bush, struck a respectful tone. He opened with the traditional greeting in Arabic "Salaam Aleikum," and listed many of the grievances of Moslems against the U.S. and the West. Baghdad resident, Mithwan Hussein, called Obama "brave. " "I think it's a good start and we hope he will open a new chapter with Islamic world and Arab Nation in particular," he said. But not everyone was impressed.... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Obama's Muslim Speech Praised Jun 5, 2009
Obama: Salaam Aleikum ... Obama seemed to have the Cairo crowd at hello; his greeting of "salaam aleikum" (literally, peace be upon you) was greeted with applause and cheers by the audience at the university hall where the speech was delivered ... Obama: Salaam Aleikum: is a freelance writer based in Washington, D.C. What did you think of this article. (Slate)
Ghana: Elearning Conference Shows How ICTs Empower Education Jun 5, 2009
A session on university experience in putting in place effective technology-enhanced learning will feature presentations from universities including Universite Cheikh Anta Diop d' Dakar, Senegal; University of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania; Universite de Nouakchott, Mauritania; and 'cole des Sciences de l'Information, Morocco. They and many others will provide first-hand accounts of the opportunities and challenges they face. (allAfrica.com)
In hiding for witchdoctor expose May 29, 2009
I was then told to get out of the compound, face south-east, where I hail from - Dar es Salaam - spit on the bird's head, back, tail and on my hand and have a heart-to-heart talk with the chick revealing all my problems. He asked for $200 for the consultations and said I should spend two nights there before completing the process. (BBC News -- Africa)
Albinos living in fear May 29, 2009
This is the work of organised gangs, according to Tanzanian police in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam ... And nowhere is it considered more safe than at the Ocean Cancer Institute in Dar es Salaam - where so many of them come to get treatment for the skin and eye conditions that albinos often fall prey to. (BBC News -- Africa)
Tanzania: Obama, Kikwete Meet in Oval Office on Africa's Conflicts May 23, 2009
" Kikwete's meetings with technology companies come just a month before the expected landing date for Seacom, the first of three undersea fiber optic cables which will connect East Africa with Europe. Barack Obama and Africa In , Seacom's CEO Brian Herlihy told AllAfrica that Seacom "will provide free Internet access to the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. " Kikwete also visited Stanford University in Palo Alto, where he discussed access to clean drinking water in Tanzania. On Wednesday,... (allAfrica.com)
Source: Gitmo Suspect Coming To US For Trial May 21, 2009
The Ghailani decision revives a long-dormant case charging bin Laden and other al-Qaida leaders of plotting the Aug. 7, 1998, bombings at U.S. embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The blasts killed more than 200 people and injured thousands, including many who were blinded by shards of flying glass. (Click2Houston, TX)
Taliban said to be in talks with intermediaries about peace May 21, 2009
"America cannot win this war, and the Taliban cannot win this war," Mullah Abdul Salaam Zaeef, a former Taliban ambassador and one of the intermediaries, said in an interview. "I have delivered this message to the Taliban.". (Boston Globe)
Tanzania troops attack policeman May 21, 2009
The soldiers were apparently angry that he had held up their convoy at a roadblock in Dar es Salaam. They attacked him with fists, boots and army belts, prompting a crowd to boo their actions, witnesses say. (BBC News -- Africa)
Shanty home of 2nd Slumdog child star torn down May 21, 2009
Dinaz Stafford, a clinical psychologist who helps run Salaam Baalak Trust, which works with street children in India, is not surprised that eight Oscars and over $US326 million ($A421 ... "You cannot help disadvantaged children by making a film or giving them vast quantities of money," said Stafford, who helped direct 22 street kids in the 1988 Oscar-nominated film Salaam Bombay. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Tanzania president urged to quit May 12, 2009
Twenty-six people died and hundreds were injured by the blasts on the outskirts of the capital Dar es Salaam ... The BBC's Vicky Ntetema in Dar es Salaam says this is the first time a political party has come out with such a direct attack on the government, nearly a fortnight since the explosions near Mbagala army base. (BBC News -- Africa)
SUDAN: NGO expulsions leave significant healthcare gaps in Darfur May 5, 2009
Meanwhile, vaccination against meningitis is ongoing in areas such as Kalma, Bilel and Al Salaam. Already this year, some 180 suspected cases of meningitis have been reported in the three Darfur states. (AlertNet)
Tanzania blast victims demand aid May 5, 2009
Victims of a massive armoury explosion near Dar es Salaam, Tanzania's biggest city, are still waiting for essential aid to reach them, the BBC has found. Tanzania's government has pledged compensation to all those affected by the blast, which injured hundreds and killed 20 people last week. (BBC News -- Africa)
Hundreds hurt by Tanzania blast May 1, 2009
The blasts sent shockwaves across Dar es Salaam. More than 300 people, some critically injured, remain in hospital a day after the massive armoury explosion near Dar es Salaam, Tanzania's biggest city ... Dar es Salaam police commander Suleiman Kova told journalists: "The death toll may be higher since we are still compiling reports and search is going on in collapsed and burnt down buildings," reported AFP news agency. (BBC News -- Africa)
Africa: Continent's Disease Burden Could Conceal Swine Flu Cases May 1, 2009
Blood samples from suspected cases will go to the recently upgraded national influenza centre laboratory at the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) in Dar es Salaam. Egypt, which has already had several outbreaks of avian flu, is expecting to be hit soon by the virus, given its proximity to Africa, Europe and the Middle East and its importance as both a trade route and a major urban centre. (allAfrica.com)
