Nov 05 This school helps girls in Tanzania transform their lives By Larisa Epatko The founders of Secondary Education for Girls’ Advancement in Tanzania recognize that keeping girls in school is the key to giving them more opportunities. Continue reading
Sep 22 Tanzania death toll 209 as survivor found in capsized ferry By Tom Odula, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Sep 21 Watch 4:17 News Wrap: Possible toxic spill deepens Florence disaster 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… Continue watching
Sep 21 127 dead after Tanzania ferry capsizes on Lake Victoria 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. Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch 24:19 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode December 23, 2017 By PBS News Hour 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… Continue watching
Aug 24 Gut microbes found in hunter-gatherers shift with the seasons 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… Continue reading
May 06 Dozens of schoolchildren killed in Tanzanian bus accident 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. Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch 9:42 Drones keep elephants away from people in Tanzania 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… Continue watching
Nov 06 Corruption in Tanzania leading to downfall of elephant population By Ayan Sheikh A new report published by the Environmental Investigation Agency revealed incidents of corruption that involved Chinese criminal gangs smuggling ivory out of Tanzania with the help of corrupt Tanzanian officials. Continue reading
Sep 16 Child deaths decline globally, with more children living to age 5, UNICEF report finds By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press WASHINGTON — More of the world's children are surviving to their fifth birthday, but 6.3 million still died last year, mostly from preventable causes, the U.N. children's agency said Tuesday. Continue reading