Tanzania loses Serengeti road case

Zebras cross the Serengeti highway. The East African Court of Justice ruled yesterday that the planned tarmacked road from  Loliondo-Kleins Gate/Tabora B to Mugumu/Natta would damage the Serengeti National Park’s ecosystem.  PHOTO | FILE

What you need to know:

  • Reading the judgment, Deputy Principal Judge Isaac Lenaola said that, given the ecological concerns, the plan to build the bitumen standard road across the park was unlawful.