Also known as: Dar-es-salam
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… Junior Starlets recorded one of the biggest score lines ever witnessed in a match in Africa when they put Sudan to the sword in Dar es Salaam on June 13. …
Cecafa reject FKF appeal over Junior Starlets vs Sudan thrillerCitizen Digital
… ts top Group A By Geoffrey Mwamburi June 18, 2026 02:01 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Junior Starlets coach Mildred Cheche instructs players during a training session with Junior Starlets in Dar es Salaam …
Cheche calls for sharper finishing after Starlets top Group AThe Standard
… f major bands, including Mbaraka Mwinshehe’s Morogoro Jazz, making it a competitive but fertile ground for emerging talent. “His skills and burning ambition saw him climb up the ranks rapidly,” Omar recalled.In 1974, Maneti joined Vijana Jazz Band, formed in 1971 in Dar es Salaam …
The legacy of Chiriku ManetiCitizen Digital
… The match kicks off at 4PM, at Azam Complex in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, with the Kenyans aiming for maximum points. …
Cecafa: After thumping Sudan 16-0, Kenyan train guns on SomaliaCitizen Digital
… Whether one is in Nairobi, Kigali, Kampala, Dar es Salaam, or Bujumbura, the global fuel market eventually arrives at the local pump.Rwanda’s situation is particularly revealing. …
OPINION: Global shocks, local pumps: Fuel hikes across East AfricaCitizen Digital
… Junior Starlets head coach Mildred Cheche is confident her team will clinch the 2026 CECAFA U-17 Women's Championship, which runs from June 13 to 23 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. …
Junior Starlets out to conquer CECAFA ahead of World Cup qualifierCapital News
… She noted that Dar es Salaam’s port is gaining approximately seven percent in annual regional market share while Kenya’s Northern Corridor is shedding around ten percent. …
EAC Ministry Urges Tax Alignment to Prevent Trade DisputesThe Standard
… "For small businesses, financial integration means an entrepreneur in Dar es Salaam can trade with clients in neighbouring countries without excessive friction, currency barriers or prohibitive costs," Maury explains.That remains far from today's reality. …
Beyond the oil: Why Africa's financial elite are heading to LuandaThe Standard
… Mtobwa explored in Dar es Salaam by Night, the kind of crime thriller Mwangi Gicheru managed to cobble together in The Double Cross and John Kiriamiti wrote in My Life in Crime, My Life with a Criminal: Milly’s Story, The Sinister Trophy and My Life in Prison. …
How smartphones and textbooks squeezed out the popular novelThe Standard
… The two had travelled to Dar es Salaam in 2025 to observe the trial of Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu. …
It's shameful for the government to ignore the cries of Kenyans abused abroadCAF president Patrice Motsepe expressed confidence that Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda will successfully host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, dismissing suggestions the tournament could be moved elsewhere. Motsepe acknowledged challenges in preparations but said CAF remained committed to working with the countries to meet key deadlines.
18 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
CAF president Patrice Motsepe expressed confidence that Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda will successfully host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, dismissing suggestions the tournament could be moved elsewhere. Motsepe acknowledged challenges in preparations but said CAF remained committed to working with the countries to meet key deadlines.
18 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya Under-20 head coach Gilbert Selebwa has called on the Football Kenya Federation to prioritise early planning for youth team competitions. Selebwa faced tight deadlines assembling a squad for the CECAFA U-20 AFCON Qualifiers in Tanzania (September 15–25), with most players from the previous AFCON now overage and recruitment hampered by eligibility and passport issues; his final 25-man squad includes seven schoolboys, eleven Kenya Premier League players, and four foreign-based talents.
11 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya's Under-20 team, Rising Stars, is targeting a place in the final of the CECAFA U-20 AFCON Qualifiers in Tanzania, with the top two teams qualifying for the 2027 CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana. The team begins its campaign on September 17 against Burundi.
10 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
President Ruto presided over the signing of a pact for a 535-acre Special Economic Zone in Jomvu, Mombasa, valued at roughly sh12 billion, expected to create between 8,000 and 10,000 direct jobs in the first phase, with 67 companies already signalling interest.
9 September 2026 · The Standard →
Nairobi recorded one of the greatest improvements in prime office performance, with Grade A occupancy rising from 81.5 per cent in December 2025 to 84.8 per cent in June 2026, while prime rents remained stable at about Sh1,684 per square metre per month, according to Knight Frank's Africa Offices Market Dashboard report.
9 September 2026 · The Standard →
Air Tanzania has temporarily suspended flights between Dar es Salaam and Moscow effective September 4, following a routine risk assessment of the operating environment along the route. The airline stated that safety considerations take precedence over commercial interests but did not specify the particular safety risks identified.
4 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Uber has announced the shutdown of its operations in Nigeria and Uganda, effective September 2, 2026, following a thorough review of the two markets. The company said the decision is limited to these two countries and does not signal a broader withdrawal from Africa.
3 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Africa Blockchain Festival has launched the ABF Fellowship Program 2026, an initiative to connect African blockchain and artificial intelligence startups with investors, venture capital firms and mentors. The fellowship will take place at the Africa Blockchain Festival 2026, scheduled for October 15–17 at the Sarit Expo Centre in Nairobi, with support from venture capital firms Antler and Launch Africa Ventures.
2 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
KUSCCO faces an urgent court application from creditors seeking to halt a secretive Sh17.7 billion restructuring plan that would create a new entity called KEFESCO Ltd, with RUPSA arguing that the changes could affect members' rights and frustrate Sh6.1 billion claims while preservation orders remain in force.
28 August 2026 · The Standard →
Tanzania's ruling CCM party has expelled Vice President Emmanuel Nchimbi, citing breach of party values, a day after his resignation announcement. Energy Minister Deogratius John Ndejembi has been designated to replace him as Vice President, effective September 4, pending parliamentary approval.
27 August 2026 · Capital News →
At least 30 people were killed after a mound of rubbish at a major waste site collapsed onto nearby homes in Guinea's capital Conakry, with another 22 injured. The collapse occurred in the Dar-es-Salam area following heavy rain, and rescue efforts including military personnel were deployed to search for survivors.
24 August 2026 · Capital News →
A mound of rubbish in a landfill in Conakry, Guinea's capital, collapsed onto neighbouring homes at 2:00 am on Sunday following heavy rains, killing 30 people and seriously injuring six others in the Dar-es-salam neighbourhood. The government deployed search-and-rescue teams and announced measures for medical care and assistance to those affected.
24 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
An agreement signed in Dar es Salaam between Tanzania and Uganda to develop a regional energy hub at the Port of Tanga could draw more than $20 billion in refining, storage, logistics and petrochemical investment, offering a strategic response to global energy supply vulnerabilities exposed by the February US-Iran conflict.
22 August 2026 · The Standard →
Tundu Lissu, head of Tanzania's opposition Chadema party, opened his defence on Friday in a treason trial he calls "political," after being charged in April 2025 with inciting public boycotts of last year's elections—a charge carrying potential death penalty.
21 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A Tanzanian court ruled on Friday that the treason trial of opposition leader Tundu Lissu will proceed after finding he has a case to answer. Lissu, head of the opposition Chadema party, was detained in April 2025 and charged with treason for allegedly inciting the public to boycott last year's elections.
21 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Somali pirates from Puntland have used a previously hijacked ship, the MV Sward, to seize additional vessels including the Cameroon-flagged Lutuf, continuing a resurgence of attacks that began in April after more than a decade of relative security.
18 August 2026 · The Standard →
Shipping professionals gathered in Mombasa warned that simultaneous geopolitical, technological and environmental changes pose a new challenge, arguing that the most adaptable ports — not necessarily the largest — will succeed, and that people, partnerships and professionalism create resilience more than infrastructure or technology alone.
13 August 2026 · The Standard →
Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu's treason trial resumed Monday after a five-month pause over procedural matters. The trial follows international criticism of Tanzania's handling of protests around last year's national elections, in which the opposition and rights activists say thousands were killed.
10 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu's treason trial resumed Monday after a five-month pause over procedural matters; Lissu was detained in April 2025 and charged with treason, which carries a potential death penalty, while his party Chadema claims the case is being used to suppress legitimate political opposition.
10 August 2026 · The Standard →
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced a new investigation into violence surrounding the October 2025 general election in which an initial enquiry found at least 518 people died, though Western diplomats and rights groups say hundreds more may have been killed. The new commission will seek to identify who instigated, participated in, and financed the violence.
7 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Nelson Koech, Chair of Parliament's Defence Committee, writes that Kenya must remain vigilant against terrorism on the 28th anniversary of the August 1998 Al-Qaeda bombings of US Embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam, which killed more than 200 people.
6 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, speaking at the Infrastructure for Africa Forum and Africa50 General Meeting in Dar es Salaam, called for faster development of Africa to first-world status, saying the continent has the resources and manpower needed and that Africans must build confidence in themselves and their capabilities.
5 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya's Deputy President Kithure Kindiki attended the Infra for Africa Forum 2026 in Dar es Salaam on August 5–6, a continental summit bringing together heads of state, investors, and policymakers to mobilise financing for transformative infrastructure projects across Africa. Kindiki outlined Kenya's infrastructure priorities in transport, energy, housing, water, digital infrastructure and logistics as the country seeks investment in strategic projects.
5 August 2026 · Capital News →
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has called for African nations to adopt sustained long-term development strategies to transform the continent into a globally competitive economy, arguing that Africa has the resources, talent and potential but lacks consistent policy implementation and confidence in its own capabilities. He emphasized that national development programmes should be protected from disruptions caused by political leadership changes, as inconsistent policies discourage investors and delay infrastructure projects.
5 August 2026 · The Standard →
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan launched an implementation framework for Tanzania's National Development Vision 2050, which aims to transform the country into a competitive, inclusive and resilient upper-middle-income economy with a US$1 trillion economy by 2050. The launch comes as Kenya prepares nationwide consultations on its post-Vision 2030 development blueprint.
4 August 2026 · Capital News →
An opinion piece warns that Kenya's Ol Kalou by-election—marked by distribution of gas cylinders, mattresses, and other goods timed suspiciously before voting—follows a pattern of electoral misconduct seen across East and Southern Africa. The piece argues that such practices represent slow-motion failures in election conduct that have become recognizable across the region.
29 July 2026 · The Standard →
The Kenya Maritime Authority said salvage of MV Adan, which ran aground off Nyali beach in May 2026, is scheduled to commence in mid-August 2026 after regulatory approval and arrival of specialised equipment. The operation has been planned to coincide with favourable weather and tidal conditions.
27 July 2026 · The Standard →
An opinion piece praises the seben—the instrumental climax of Congolese rumba featuring lead guitar and drums—as one of Africa's greatest musical traditions, highlighting its ability to inspire joy and participation through the work of musicians like J. B. Mpiana.
25 July 2026 · The Standard →
An opinion piece compares the Ol Kalou by-election (called after MP David Njuguna Kiaraho's death in March 2026) to election irregularities across East Africa—gas cylinders, mattresses, and other incentives distributed to voters in the run-up to polling day—arguing that such misconduct follows a predictable regional pattern.
21 July 2026 · The Standard →
Dozens of Ugandans and Tanzanians are hiding in neighbouring Kenya after recent elections triggered mass arrests, kidnappings, and murders in their countries. Refugees report knowing between 20 and 40 others who have fled to Kenya in recent months, though many live in fear of cross-border abduction.
20 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →