Vol 42 No 23 | TANZANIA Mkapa winds it up 23rd November 2001 As Zanzibar calms down, corruption and recession hit the mainland From now on, I will sleep more soundly', said President Benjamin Mkapa at the signing, on 10 October, of an agreement between Zanzibar's warring political parties. The pact...
Vol 42 No 23 | TANZANIA Gems for the martyrs 23rd November 2001 Tanzanite is a purple-brown crystal that, when superheated, turns into a pretty blue gem. Tanzanite sales in the United States alone are reckoned to be worth more than...
Vol 42 No 18 | TANZANIA Bulyanhulu 14th September 2001 Allegations about the brutal eviction of miners are being tested again Environmental activists are demanding an international investigation into allegations that over 50 people were killed when Tanzanian police cleared the area surrounding the Bulyanhulu gold mine in 1996....
Vol 42 No 4 | TANZANIA Revolution revisited 23rd February 2001 Zanzibar's old passions have upset a nation proud of peace Oh dear! The media had exaggerated reports of Zanzibar's troubles, some foreign embassies were biased in favour of the opposition Civic United Front (CUF), foreign election observers had...