Arusha, Tanzania — Tanzania’s president said Monday that one sample from a remote part of northern Tanzania tested positive for Marburg disease, a highly infectious virus which can be fatal in up to 88% of cases without treatment.

Tanzania’s president said Monday that one sample from a remote part of northern Tanzania tested positive for Marburg disease, a highly infectious virus which can be fatal in up to 88% of cases without treatment.

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As part of a rash of executive orders completed on his first day back in the White House, President Donald Trump began the nation’s exit from the World Health Organization. Here, we explain how the withdrawal would work and what it would mean,

Under a 1948 Joint Resolution of Congress, a US withdrawal from the WHO requires a one-year notice period. A spokesperson for the United Nations confirmed to Reuters on Thursday that it received a notice from the US of its intent to withdraw dated January 22, making the formal withdrawal date January 22, 2026.

Australian and New Zealand aid and support will be crucial in containing Fiji’s serious HIV outbreak – including combating the drug trade that is fuelling it.

A Ugandan health official says a nurse died of Ebola, in the first recorded fatality since the country's last outbreak ended in 2023.

Uganda announced Thursday that a nurse, 32, had died of Ebola in the capital, Kampala, amid a new outbreak of the deadly virus there — the first in two years. The country has activated emergency response procedures,

THE informal sector in Tanzania is the lifeblood of the nation’s economy, providing livelihoods for mil lions and serving as a critical safety net for those excluded from formal employment.

TANZANIA has introduced an internationally acclaimed game known as ‘Power Slap’ to be played by grown up youths for people’s entertainments in various sports arena in the country. The style of a game that is similar to boxing has been introduced by a Turkish firm Power Slap Africa in collaboration with a local sports organization known as ‘Fight for Change’.

The Sahel region is a geographical belt in Africa that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, between the Sahara Desert in the north and the Savannah in the south. It is characterised by challenging environmental crises and conflicts.

The $8 billion trade figure for 2024 represents a marked increase from the $7 billion achieved in 2023. This growth is a testament to the strengthening trade relations, particularly in sectors such as agriculture, energy, and industry, and reflects the mutual desire of both nations to expand their economic collaboration.