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Wildfire sweeps across Mount Hanang in Tanzania as authorities rule out volcanic activity

The incident has revived memories of the December 3, 2023 disaster, when a landslide from Mount Hanang’ destroyed homes downhill and killed more than 100 villagers.

  1. Tanzanian diaspora joins push to reclaim stolen ancestral remains

  2. Wives, mistresses and murder: Inside Idi Amin’s chaotic world of women

  3. Dawasa announces major water supply shortages in parts of Dar es Salaam

  1. Underperforming public entities face possible merger or dissolution

  2. When campus parties go hilariously wrong

  3. Tanzania responds to international concerns over October 29, events

  4. Tanzania unveils advanced smart meters to transform electricity access

  5. Sweden to end bilateral development aid to Tanzania by August 2026

  6. Tanzania Police ban planned nationwide protests set for December 9

Africa

Congo, Rwanda leaders affirm commitment to Trump-backed peace deal

U.S. President Donald Trump gathered the leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda to sign a peace deal in Washington on Thursday even as fighting continued in their war-scarred...

  1. Trump puts his own name on US Institute of Peace

  2. Congo and M23 accuse each other of sabotaging peace deals

  3. Cameroon's opposition figure Ekane dies in detention

  1. Ramaphosa dismisses Trump’s threat to bar South Africa from 2026 G20 summit

  2. South Africa arrests four men heading to fight for Russia

  3. Tunisian police arrest opposition figure to enforce 20-year jail term

  4. Nigerian President declares a security state of emergency

  5. Trump says South Africa won't get 2026 G20 invite, South Africa calls it punitive

  6. Army officers say they have seized power in Guinea-Bissau

World

US widens travel ban to more than 30 countries

The U.S. plans to expand the number of countries covered by its travel ban to more than 30, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on Thursday.

  1. Somalis arrested in Minneapolis immigration operation, officials say

  2. Israel cleared to stay in Eurovision; Spain, Ireland and others quit in protest

  3. Hong Kong apartment fire toll hits 159, infant among dead

  4. Trump launches immigration crackdown in New Orleans

Business

Over 1,000 customers back on their feet as CIC pays Sh5bn in claims

Mr Nsekela urged CIC to intensify public education campaigns so that more citizens understand the importance of insurance and can make informed decisions.

  1. Authorities act to ease bus shortages amid surge in ticket scalping

  2. Silent crisis: Inside Tanzania’s fast-growing shylock economy

  3. Zero-tariff access boosts Tanzania’s push into China’s growing food market

  4. Why traditional shop-house investment is becoming a costly mistake

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