Rwandan genocide: Augustin Bizimungu given 30-year sentence

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has sentenced a former army chief Augustin Bizimungu to 30 years in prison for his role in the country's genocide in 1994. He is one of the most senior figures...

BBC : Osama Bin Laden's life In pictures

"Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden has been killed after a manhunt that lasted almost a decade. The son of a Saudi multi-millionaire, he first took up arms following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. Determined to fight the Soviet forces, he moved to Afghanistan...

Tales of Human Trafficking and Slavery in Today's World

Human Trafficking and/or Human Slavery are some of the Heinous crimes prevalent in our modern societies. We live side by side with perpetrators and victims in our neighborhoods. The example of the Nigerian Pastor...

Tanzanian student commits suicide in souther Indian state capital

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Pakasuchus Kapilimai: Prehistoric Crocodile with Mammal Teeth

Paleontologists Discover Pakasuchus kapilimai, a 'Cat Crocodile' with Mammalian Teeth Paleontologists in Tanzania made a strange discovery: a tiny crocodile, maybe the size of a cat, with a diverse set of teeth....

Somali Pirates Hijack Boat of UK yacht couple

A search is being carried out for a British couple from Wales who have disapeared heading for Tanzania from the Seychelles in their yacht, the Lynn Rival. But recently Somali pirates have said they have hijacked the boat of a British couple sailing off the coast of Africa....

Albinos hunted for body parts in Burundi and Tanzania

Superstition has led to the killing of more than 60 albinos in Burundi and Tanzania. The Red Cross Red Crescent is backing government efforts to protect them, and defends their right to a life in dignity.As the...

Volunteer Abroad Tanzania Dar Es Salaam Arusha Children Orphans

http://www.abroaderview.org Our programs allow you to take part in meaningful community service work, while discovering the people, sights, smells and tastes of Tanzania. Volunteering in Tanzania is a way to...

Huge blasts rock Tanzanian city

Huge blast in the outskirts of Tanzian city Dar es Salaam, rocked the city.The Kenyan TV reports that the situation is panicky and peoples are told to evacuate the area, because the fire may spread.Officials confirmed  one death but said it may rise."An ammunition dump...

Albinos tracked down in lucrative trade of body parts

UPDATE 2: Four men were charged for killing Lyaku Willy in Shinyanga . The murder took place last November. Willy was brutally killed when the men slit his throat before chopping off his legs, which they took...

Halting the slaughter of Albino innocents

Barry Artiste Op/EdOne would think in a world as Modern as our own, Myths resulting in Barbaric practices like this would be a thing of the past.  Now the Billions in Aid Dollars to Africa, one would think...

Volunteer Abroad Zambia Orphanages Volunteering abroaderview.org

Our programs in Lusaka and the surrounding towns allow you to take part in meaningful community service work, while discovering the people, sights, smells and tastes of Zambia. Volunteering in Zambia is a way to...

Seventeen New Species Discovered in Tanzania

The rainforests of the South Nguru Mountains in eastern Tanzania were virtually unexplored until the arrival of Michele Menegon, a researcher from the Natural Science Museum of Trento, Italy, in 2004. She...

Rwandan singer Simon Bikindi gets 15 years for role in genocide

The genocide in Rwanda and the death of President Juvenal Habyarimana have received more media coverage recently. This time, a UN court has sentenced Rwandan singer Simon Bikindi for inciting with his lyrics the...

Tweetsgiving brings Twitter together to raise $10,000 for charity

Tweetsgiving has turned Twitter's ability to bring out sarcastic and witty comments in its users into an online chairty that is trying to raise $10,000 for a class of Tanzanian students. Run by Epic Change,...

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