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Tanzania rallies region to act as SADC’s satellite deadline nears

The Southern Africa region has eight years to secure its shared satellite in orbit, or permanently lose the slot, the SADC forum heard on Monday, February 16, 2025.

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  1. ‘Chadema member’ disowns Lissu in court

  2. Tanzania PM Nchemba vows action on fraudulent firms in EACOP project

  3. Mofat board targets airline-standard service for BRT system

  4. Water project restores smiles to Jamhuri pupils

  5. Cyclone Gezani leaves 59 dead in Madagascar, displaces more than 16,000

  6. French police raid Arab World Institute in Epstein-linked probe into Jack Lang

Africa

Cyclone Gezani leaves 59 dead in Madagascar, displaces more than 16,000

The weather system has since curved back eastward over the channel, and forecasts show it looping toward Madagascar again, with a second landfall expected in southwestern Madagascar on Monday.

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  2. China to implement zero tariffs on imports from 53 African countries

  3. Zimbabwe cabinet backs bill to extend presidential terms to seven years

  1. US to send 200 troops to Nigeria to train African nation's military

  2. Rwanda shuts over 6,000 mosques and churches. Demands religious leaders hold theology degrees

  3. Exclusive: Trump ally Prince sent men, drones to help Congo's army secure strategic town

  4. South Africa to withdraw its troops from UN peacekeeping mission in Congo

  5. Drought spreads beyond Kenya's arid north, plunging herders into crisis

  6. 170 killed as suspected jihadists attack village in Nigeria

World

French police raid Arab World Institute in Epstein-linked probe into Jack Lang

Lang, who corresponded with Epstein from 2012 and 2019, has denied the accusations against him.

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  4. Dubai’s DP World boss resigns amid pressure over Epstein ties

Business

Electric pickup entrant promises 86pc lower energy costs

A new entrant into Tanzania’s commercial vehicle market has pledged to slash per-kilometre operating energy costs by up to 86 percent, as the country receives its first fully electric dual-cab...

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  4. Tourism sector calls for TRA technical forum, clear tax guidelines

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