Tanzania wins praise over tropical disease control

Dr. Mwele Ntuli Malecela Donors, international organizations and other health development partners have showered Tanzania with accolades for the great strides that it has made in a quest to control Neglected More...

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US seeks greater military ties with China

Admiral Robert Willard

Admiral Robert Willard WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US commander handling Asia on Friday called for greater military relations with China, saying that dialogue between the Pacific More...

AGOA still top priority for US foreign policy

Director of Policy Planning at the United States Department of State, Mr Jake Sullivan

Director of Policy Planning at the United States Department of State, Mr Jake Sullivan The United States has reiterated its commitment to support African entrepreneurs and African More...

Anonymous ‘threatens’ to take down Facebook in Operation Global Blackout (VIDEO)

Following a massive attack waged Thursday on several government and entertainment industry websites, hacktivists with Anonymous continued their assault over the weekend, momentarily More...

EAC advised on making air travel less expensive

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki In order to make air travel affordable, governments of Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda have been advised to knit their airspaces together. A More...

EAC, Nordic Africa Institute sign MoU

East African Community Secretariat, Arusha, Tanzania, 26 January 2012: The East African Community and the Nordic Africa Institute (NAI) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding More...

Tanzania: Local farming plan gets WEF support

Jumanne Maghembe, Minister of Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives of Tanzania

Jumanne Maghembe, Minister of Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives of Tanzania The ambitious Southern Agricultural More...

More than just crafts

A display of Rwandan - made products in one of Agaseke Crafts shops in downtown Kigali. The New Times / Andrew Israel Kazibwe

The beautifully laid crafts display a unique view of Rwandan culture, right from the baskets to bracelets, arm More...

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A Gorilla family in the Virunga National Park. The permit fees to trek the gorillas have been hiked. The New Times RDB hikes gorilla permit fee

The Rwanda Development Board (RDB) has confirmed plans to implement changes to the current gorilla permit...

Kigali is a hilly city, as befits the capital of The Land of a Thousand Hills. The capital offers buzzing markets, a busy nightlife, departments stores, coffee shops and reliable electricity. Photograph by: Jean-Sébastien Marier, Special to The Gazette Rwanda has risen again

Walking along the bustling, asphalted streets of Kigali, among the crowds of tourists and schoolchildren, packed...

Tanzania Tourism Board (TTB) managing director Dr. Aloyce Nzuki Envoy vows to promote Tanzania`s tourism potential in the Middle East

Newly appointed Tanzania ambassador to Egypt Mohammed Hamza has pledged to promote the country’s tourism potential...

Demi Moore was ‘convulsing, burning up’: 911 call

Demi Moore. (Photo: Reuters) LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Actress Demi Moore was convulsing and ‘burning More...

Is Uganda’s stand-up comedy a bubble waiting to burst?

They are all over the entertainment circuit, trying to make us laugh with their routines. From the likes of Kenneth Kimuli..

Donnie McClurkin to perform at Namboole

Internationally renowned gospel artiste, Donnie McClurkin is to perform today at Nelson Mandela stadium, Namboole. McClurkin has been hosted by Rubaga..

Tanroads unaware of contractor’s shoddy works.

Tanroads Chief Executive Officer Patrick Mfugale Tanzania Roads Agency, a government arm that regulates and More...

6bn/- World Bank grant to end water blues in Bunda

The persistent water problem in Bunda district, Mara region, is set to come to an end, thanks to a World Bank..

Mbarara-Katuna Road cost not inflated – EU

The European Union delegation to Uganda has clarified that reports saying the construction costs of the Mbarara-Katuna were inflated compared to..
The cleaning of Leonardo's 500-year-old painting, The Virgin and Child With Saint Anne, has divided the Louvre's advisory committee for its restoration. – AFP Photo

Louvre’s Da Vinci restoration ignites art world row

PARIS – Delicate work to restore a Leonardo Da Vinci masterpiece, to be unveiled in March, has turned into a headache..
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Ntiryari Iherezo shines in Uganda film festival

“Ntiryari Iherezo” (It was not the End) film premiered at the 2011 Rwanda Film Festival in July. Gauging from the audience..
The Glory Voices group encourages young people to make wise choices in life. PHOTOS: COURTESY/STANDARD

Melodious voices guide young people to take right steps

Teenage is an explosive time that needs lots of sobriety to pass through. Because of the sensitivity of the period, many..
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