TANZANIA marked a historic milestone on Saturday with the launch of its first electric train, transporting 1,400 passengers on its maiden journey from Dar es Salaam to Morogoro, covering a distance of 300 kilometres. Equipped with cutting-edge electric and signalling…
THE new Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) Station in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, stands as an architectural marvel with its sky-blue glass facade and airport-like opulence. Inside, passengers navigate through escalators and state-of-the-art amenities, including modern ticketing counters and plush waiting…
ON 26 April 2024, Tanzania celebrated 60 years of the union between Tanganyika and Zanzibar. The union, which created the present-day United Republic of Tanzania, stands out among the longest lasting political arrangements of its kind in Africa, and has shaped the…
ELEVEN people died and two others were injured in an explosion in a sugar factory in Morogoro, eastern Tanzania, Shabani Marugujo, head of the local emergency services, reported on Thursday. The accident, which has been attributed to a burst heating…
THE United States embassy in Tanzania has announced a temporary closure for two days in response to an internet outage impacting several East African countries. In a statement posted on X, formerly Twitter, the embassy cited ‘degraded network service nationwide’ as the…
FORMER President of Tanzania, Ali Hassan Mwinyi, has reportedly died. Trojan News understands that Mwinyi, who ushered in multi-party democracy in the East African nation, passed away at the age of 98 on Thursday. Confirming the development on a state television…
