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....

Mutilation of Albino People in Africa, Parts Used in Witchcraft

When Mariam Staford Bandaba in Tanzania was 27,  her hands were cut with a machete by a gang who in turn sell the body parts to those who use it for black magic. Potions containing albino body parts are...

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,...

Worldwide water shortages by 2080

Half of the world's population could face a severe shortage to water by 2080, all due to climate change, experts warned today. "Wong Poh Poh, a professor at the National University of Singapore, told a regional...

Rwanda to switch from French to English in schools

Is the French influence waning? At least it's reflected  in the step taken by its former colony Rwanda. In a move seen as a snub to former colonial power Rwanda has decided to switch form French to English in schools. Rwandan leaders think that French is spoken...

Exam Hysteria Causes Mass Fainting in Finals Exams

Anyone who has taken difficult or professional exams will be familiar with the collective sighs that fill the room as candidates turn over their exam paper to read the questions for the first time and the...

Tribute to King of “Queen” Freddie Mercury

Ouilleflameboy a musician from scotland on freddie mercury: Freddie mercury was in a class of his own. he an 'empire child', born right at the end of the colonial era, so he kind of had an old-fashioned...

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