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50th birthday climb to help kids
... 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 ... Comment?
Kilimanjaro Airport Contract Terminated
... 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 ... Comment?
Cranes win record 11th CECAFA crown
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... 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 ... Comment?
... 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. ... Comment?
Uganda Cranes retain Cecafa cup
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... 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. Comment?
... 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 ... Comment?
Escape from the herd to experience wildlife
Tanzania is a bit of a mzungu zoo these days because of its spectacular wildlife. Comment?
Deforestation threatens Kil...
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... 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 ... Comment?
Zanzibar comes alive for Vail traveler
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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. Comment?
Tanzania: 'I Feel Like Less of a Woman'
... 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 ... Comment?
University City: Postcard from ... Tanzania
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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. Comment?
Envent announces date for Women in Business Conference 2010
... 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 ... Comment?
Diplomat accused of spitting on police officer
There is a report that a Canadian diplomat in Tanzania was arrested for allegedly spitting on a traffic cop and a journalist. Comment?
'Prayer does make a difference'
... 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 ... Comment?
Tanzanian officials accuse Canadian diplomat of spitting on cop
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. Comment?
Joseph B. Treaster: Climbing Kilimanjaro Because Dirty Water Is Killing Children
... 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 ... Comment?
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 ... Comment?
Coaches trade accusations after match
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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. Comment?
Rwanda Shall Be Massa-Cred
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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. Comment?
... 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 ... Comment?