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  1. 50th birthday climb to help kidsRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | Omaha World-Herald

    ... be one of the few constants in their lives, Christensen said. MacKenzie's plan to climb to the 19,336-foot peak in Tanzania grew out of a conversation in which a friend asked what he wanted to do for his 50th birthday. MacKenzie replied offhandedly ...

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    Related Topix: Family, Kids, Omaha, NE

  2. Kilimanjaro Airport Contract TerminatedRead the original story

    16 hrs ago | AllAfrica.com

    ... an important role in promoting tourism, mining and the agricultural sectors. Speaking during the same cerebrations, Tanzania Airports Authority (TAA) Managing Director, Mr. Prosper Tesha, said TAA Be the first to Write a Comment ! More News on ...

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    Related Topix: Africa, World News, Wedding

  3. Cranes win record 11th CECAFA crownRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | New Vision

    ... Uganda took the top cash prize of $30,000 (sh56.4m). Rwanda won $20,000 while third-placed Zanzibar, who edged Tanzania 1-0 in the classification match was awared $10,000. Ululations filled the stadium when Cranes captain Andy Mwesigwa raised aloft ...

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  4. On an African safariRead the original story

    Nov 18, 2008 | Calgary Herald

    ... we had dreamed of and more in six days. Indeed, within minutes of entering the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, we witnessed a family of lions digesting its breakfast - a wildebeest that had been cut from several thousand in the migrating herd. ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Africa, Travel

  5. Uganda Cranes retain Cecafa cupRead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday | BBC News

    ... e quarter-finals. They were defeated by Uganda in a repeat of last year's final. Earlier Zanzibar defeated mainland Tanzania 1-nil to finish third in the regional competition.

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  6. Solar power lights up AfricaRead the original story

    Feb 3, 2009 | The Independent

    ... a sustainable energy initiative whose support was the catalyst for the spread of the technology through northern Tanzania. In 2007 Ashden awarded 30,000 to a local solar entrepreneur, Mohamedrafik Parpia, to expand his fledgling business and ...

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    Related Topix: Solar Energy, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Solar Energy, Alternative Energy, Alternative Energy, Africa, World News, Central, Malawi, Malawi, Mwanza, Malawi, Electronics, Cell Phones, Cellphones

  7. Escape from the herd to experience wildlifeRead the original story

    Nov 10, 2008 | Canada.com

    Tanzania is a bit of a mzungu zoo these days because of its spectacular wildlife.

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    Related Topix: World News, Africa, Travel, Malawi Travel, Tanzania, Malawi Travel, Tanzania Travel, Camcorders, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Travel, United Arab Emirates Travel, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Travel

  8. Deforestation threatens Kil...Read the original story w/Photo

    Sunday | The Times

    ... hangs in the balance. As politicians and lobbyists try to thrash out a new climate deal in Copenhagen, experts in Tanzania say local land practices must increasingly take their share of the blame for the rapid shrinkage of the ice on Kilimanjaro's ...

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    Related Topix: Africa, World News, Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought

  9. Zanzibar comes alive for Vail travelerRead the original story w/Photo

    Saturday | Vail Daily

    The guide books say that crossing the Rovuma River, the border between Mozambique and Tanzania, is one of the last adventurous border crossings in the world, so obviously I have to try.

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    Related Topix: Zanzibar, Tanzania, World News, Africa, Vail, CO, Travel, Mozambique, Mozambique Travel, Tanzania Travel

  10. Tanzania: 'I Feel Like Less of a Woman'Read the original story

    Saturday Dec 12 | AllAfrica.com

    ... how she refused female circumcision. "I refused because (the previous) President Mkapa had banned circumcision in Tanzania," she said. After this, however, Chacha was forced to marry an 80-year-old man because, according to the local Kurya custom in ...

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    Related Topix: Africa, World News

  11. University City: Postcard from ... TanzaniaRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday Dec 11 | Montreal Gazette

    McGill nursing students Nicky Fraser and Amy Low are rounding out their semester in Africa, where they have been getting a first-hand look at community health care under the supervision of Betty Liduke and the team at a hospital in Njombe, Tanzania.

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    Related Topix: World News, Africa, Medicine, Nursing, HIV/AIDS, Health

  12. Envent announces date for Women in Business Conference 2010Read the original story

    Saturday Dec 12 | AME Info

    ... S. Sitta - the Minister for Community Development, Gender and Children, Government of the United Republic of Tanzania and Rashidah Ali Hamood Al-Hamdani, the Chairperson of the Women National Committee. There were also academic speakers including Dr ...

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  13. Diplomat accused of spitting on police officerRead the original story

    Saturday Dec 12 | The Victoria Star

    There is a report that a Canadian diplomat in Tanzania was arrested for allegedly spitting on a traffic cop and a journalist.

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    Related Topix: Africa, World News, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

  14. 'Prayer does make a difference'Read the original story

    Saturday Dec 12 | Daily Times

    ... now, where he spends half the year at home, the other half in Africa. His family has a home in the country of Tanzania, near the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro and oversees two orphanages in nearby Kenya. Today, he travels the world as a speaker and ...

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  15. Tanzanian officials accuse Canadian diplomat of spitting on copRead the original story

    Saturday Dec 12 | The Chronicle-Journal

    DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania - There is a report that a Canadian diplomat in Tanzania was arrested for allegedly spitting on a traffic cop and a journalist.

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    Related Topix: Africa, World News, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

  16. Joseph B. Treaster: Climbing Kilimanjaro Because Dirty Water Is Killing ChildrenRead the original story

    Friday Dec 11 | The Huffington Post

    ... in early January - conflicts with a movie he's making . Mr. Allgood and the others are climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania in hopes of creating a buzz that will get people around the world to focus on the stark fact that unhealthy water annually ...

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  17. M 5.4, MalawiRead the original story

    Friday Dec 11 | USGS M5+ Earthquakes

    125 km (80 miles) SSE of Mbeya, Tanzania 170 km (105 miles) N of Mzuzu, Malawi 690 km (430 miles) WSW of DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania 1020 km (630 miles) SSW of NAIROBI, Kenya Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 8.3 km (5.2 miles); depth fixed by location ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Malawi, Africa, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, Nairobi, Kenya, Kenya, Rift Valley, Kenya

  18. Coaches trade accusations after matchRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday Dec 11 | Financial Standard

    Tanzania coach, Marcio Maximo, and his Rwandese counterpart, Eric Nshimiyimana, traded bitter accusations after their second semi-final match the of Orange Challenge Cup at Nyayo National Stadium, won 2-1 by the latter.

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    Related Topix: Rwanda, FIFA Soccer

  19. Rwanda Shall Be Massa-CredRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday Dec 11 | New Vision

    Sunday Play-off: 1pm Zanzibar v Tanzania Final: 4pm, SS3 Uganda v Rwanda BY REUBEN OLITA IN NAIROBI EVEN after losing to title holders Uganda Cranes in the quarterfinal match of the Orange Senior Challenge Cup, Zanzibar Heroes head coach Hemed Morocco does not harbour any grudge for their painful exit.

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  20. Climate Quiz: How Did You Do?Read the original story

    Friday Dec 11 | FOX News

    ... lead to a recovery by 2040. 10. Is global warming eating away the snows of Kilimanjaro? Coin toss. The glaciers at Tanzania's highest peak have been shrinking for a century, well before global temperatures increased. While some climate scientists ...

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    Related Topix: Global Warming, Science / Technology, NASA