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Tanzania’s Lake Natron is one of the world’s deadliest lakes, yet a paradise for flamingos | World News

Image:Left/Brilliant Africa/Right/Canva At first glance, Lake Natron in northern Tanzania appears almost otherworldly. Its shimmering red waters, highly alkaline chemistry and scorching temperatures create one of the harshest aquatic environments on Earth. Yet this seemingly inhospitable lake supports one of nature’s most remarkable survival stories. Every year, millions of lesser flamingos gather along its shores […]

Tanzania crisis: Over 700 protesters dead, says opposition; what has triggered unrest?

People protest in the streets of Arusha, Tanzania, on election day (Picture credit: AP) Tanzania’s main opposition party, Chadema, has claimed that around 700 people have been killed in three days of violent election-related protests across the country. As quoted by news agency AFP, Chadema spokesperson John Kitoka said on Friday that “as we speak, […]

Murder, kidnap, censorship: The ‘new normal’ of Tanzania politics

Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan (Image credits: AP) NAIROBI: A priest attacked after a meeting about democracy with faith leaders, an opposition official’s corpse found doused in acid, an ex-ambassador missing from his blood-stained home, this is the “new normal” in Tanzania, say critics.The grim assessment comes as the country readies to hold presidential and […]

Kenyan presidential candidate and lawyer deported from Tanzania

Representative Image (Ai) Martha Karua, a lawyer and presidential candidate in Kenya, said Sunday she had been expelled from Tanzania, where she had been due to attend the trial of a prominent opposition figure facing treason charges.Karua, a former justice minister who has been vocal about “democratic backsliding” in East Africa, said her deportation was […]