

World Aug 10

At least 70 more people were reported to be injured when a damaged tanker truck exploded in eastern Tanzania on Saturday.
By Associated Press
World Nov 05

The founders of Secondary Education for Girls’ Advancement in Tanzania recognize that keeping girls in school is the key to giving them more opportunities.
By Larisa Epatko
World Sep 22

As rescue divers probed a capsized Tanzanian ferry two days after the disaster and the death toll soared past 200, a man was found in an air pocket, alive.
By Tom Odula, Associated Press
Nation Sep 21

In our news wrap Friday, Duke Energy says surging water breached a dam at a closed power plant near Wilmington, North Carolina, and could be spilling toxic coal ash into the Cape Fear river. Also, Tanzanian officials say at least…
Sep 21

By Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press
At least 37 people had been rescued from the sunken ferry as of Thursday evening, when rescue teams called off their work overnight.
Dec 23

By PBS NewsHour
On this edition for Saturday, Dec. 23, drones help prevent conflicts between farmers and elephants in Tanzania, and a documentary film on how opioids have devastated Somerville, Massachusetts. Also, an investigation into the impact of homeless relocation programs in American…
Aug 24

By Teresa Carey
The gut microbes of the Hadza, Tanzanian hunter-gatherers, shift with the seasons, according to a new study. Applied on a longer timescale, these patterns might explain why industrialized populations have less diversity in their gut microbiomes and more chronic disease…
May 06

By Michael D. Regan
At least 35 people were killed in Tanzania on Saturday when a small bus carrying schoolchildren plummeted into a ravine, according to local authorities.
Apr 30

By Melanie Saltzman, Sam Weber
In the Serengeti region in Tanzania, conflict can arise between humans and the elephants that graze on their crops. The U.S.-based nonprofit RESOLVE is testing a new way to reduce these clashes while protecting both elephants and humans: drones. NewsHour…
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