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  • Explosion in sugar factory claims 11 lives

    Explosion in sugar factory claims 11 lives

    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 pipe, took place on Wednesday evening.

    The sugar factory had just restarted production on Wednesday after it had been closed for several weeks during the rainy season between March and May.

    Morogoro lies some 180 kilometres east of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s largest city.

  • Excess electricity: Tanzania shuts 5 hydroelectric stations

    Excess electricity: Tanzania shuts 5 hydroelectric stations

    The United Republic of Tanzania has temporarily shut down five of its hydroelectric stations in a bid to reduce excess electricity in the national grid.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Tanzania’s Prime Minister, Kassim Majaliwa made this known on Wednesday.

    Majaliwa said the main plant, Mwalimu Nyerere Hydroelectric Station has alone generated enough electricity to power major cities, including Dar es Salaam, the country’s commercial hub.

    The surplus electricity production comes at a time the East African country is grappling with extreme weather conditions, which have led to significant loss of life and damage in neighbouring countries like Kenya.

    In Tanzania, the heavy rains have also been linked to at least 58 fatalities.

    “We have turned off all these stations because the demand is low and the electricity production is too much, we have no allocation now,“ an official from state-run power company, Tanesco, said.

    The 2,115 MW Julius Nyerere hydropower dam is said to be almost full with water, following heavy rains that started early this year.

    It is the first time Tanzania, which suffers chronic power shortages, has closed hydroelectric stations due to excess production.

  • Tanzanian VP highlights urgent global health challenges

    Tanzanian VP highlights urgent global health challenges

    Tanzanian Vice President, Dr. Philip Isdor Mpango, has underscored the pressing global health challenges facing humanity.

    These challenges, he said, include insecurity crises, stubborn diseases, health pandemic risks, food insecurity, malnutrition, economic headwinds, and rapid technological advancements.

    Mpango said this at the Women in Health Global Conference 2024, on Saturday in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

    Women in Global Health (WGH) was the first organization to campaign for gender equality in health leadership.

    Since launching its movement in 2015, its global advocacy is supported today by 57 country chapters across 51 countries.

    Collectively, they have garnered considerable political awareness and momentum towards advancing gender equity in women’s leadership through gender transformative leadership.

    The vice president emphasised the necessity for dynamic and inclusive leadership, as well as strong partnerships and collaboration, to effectively address these global challenges.

    He commended the organizers of the conference for selecting the theme of reimagining leadership, recognising the critical role of women’s leadership and priorities in finding innovative solutions to current global challenges.

    Highlighting the gender disparities in leadership positions, he noted that only 12.5 per cent of senior staff and 5 per cent of top leadership positions were held by women globally.

    He outlined various challenges holding women back from attaining senior leadership roles, to include distribution of responsibilities, lack of role models and mentors, and male-dominated customs and harassment in workplaces.

    Furthermore, he emphasised the adverse impacts of global health challenges on low and middle-income countries, particularly affecting women who were primary care providers for families.

    Despite progress made in increasing the representation of women in administrative roles, he acknowledged remaining challenges, particularly in addressing climate change and environmental pollution.

    He stressed the importance of empowering women leaders to tackle such challenges effectively.

    He urged women worldwide to continue their contributions to the global health community and encouraged Tanzanian women to establish forums to mentor young women in leadership.

    He reaffirmed the Tanzanian government’s commitment to collaborating with women-led health programmes to promote women in health leadership roles.

    With these remarks, he officially declared the Women in Health Global Conference 2024 open, marking a pivotal moment in advancing women’s leadership in global health.

  • AFCON 2023: Clinical Morocco thrash Tanzania 3-0; Zambian, Republic of Congo play draw

    AFCON 2023: Clinical Morocco thrash Tanzania 3-0; Zambian, Republic of Congo play draw

    Morocco lived up to pre-tournament hype  by beating 10-man Tanzania 3-0 to make a winning start to their 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) campaign in Group F.

    The World Cup semi finalists got their campaign under way with an impressive performance at the Laurent Pokou Stadium in San Pedro on Wednesday.

    Captain Romain Saiss opened the floodlight of goals to put the Atlas Lions ahead at halftime with Azzedine Ounahi and Youssef En-Nesyri adding two more to emphasise their dominance, especially after Tanzania had Novatus Miroshi sent off after a second caution.

    En-Nesyri had to wait until he was on the substitutes’ bench before celebrating his goal.

    En-Nesyri’s celebrations were initially cut short by the offside flag after he scored his team’s third goal in the 80th minute.

    He had already made way for substitute Amine Harit to go on in his place before a VAR check confirmed he had been onside for Achraf Hakimi’s cross.

    It prompted En-Nesyri’s teammates to rush to the Moroccan bench to congratulate the Sevilla forward.

    Ounahi sealed the win seven minutes later after playing a one-two with Amine Adli and striking a low shot inside the left post, three minutes before En-Nesyri had the final say.

    Although the African powerhouse for decades, Morocco are seeking only a second Cup of Nations title 48 years after lifting the trophy in Ethiopia.

    Elsewhere, the Chipolopolo of Zambian drew 1-1 with the Republic of Congo.

  • Tanzania issues high alert over red eye disease outbreak

    Tanzania issues high alert over red eye disease outbreak

    Tanzania health authorities has issued a high alert over the outbreak of red eye disease that causes eye redness, most often due to swollen or dilated blood vessels.

    Pascal Ruggajo, director of Curative Services in the Ministry of Health, said preliminary investigations have shown that most people have contracted the disease in the country.

    He told a news conference in Tanzania’s commercial hub of Dar es Salaam that there had been a rise in the number of patients with red eye disease reported in health centers.

    He added that there were 869 patients suffering from red eye disease in Dar es Salaam between Dec. 22, 2023, and Jan. 11, 2024.

    He noted symptoms of red eye disease include itching of the eyes, a burning sensation, and increased tearing.

    Ruggajo said remedies for red eye are wide-ranging, including gently washing eyelids, and lightly massaging them, adding that eye care specialists may recommend and prescribe medicines.

     

  • 2024 FIFA U20 WC: Falconets scale Tanzania hurdle, progress to final round

    2024 FIFA U20 WC: Falconets scale Tanzania hurdle, progress to final round

    Goals by Janet Akekoromowei and Comfort Folorunsho against Tanzania at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja on Sunday gave Nigeria a 2-1 win and progress to the final round of qualifiers for the 2024 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup finals.

     

    After a gloomy afternoon for Nigerian ball fans following the Super Eagles’ disappointing 1-1 draw with the Warriors of Zimbabwe in neutral Rwanda in the race to 2026 FIFA World Cup finals, the Falconets gave the fans something to smile about as they edged their Tanzanian counterparts 3-2 on aggregate to reach the final round, where they will take on Burundi’s U20 girls.

     

    The 2022 World Cup quarter-finalists, who have never been absent from the global finals, swarmed on the visitors from the first blast of the whistle, but poor marksmanship on the part of former U17 team striker Opeyemi Ajakaye robbed them of an early goal.

     

    Akekoromowei eventually put Nigeria in front after 16 minutes, when she rifled home from the edge of the box after an intelligent pass from Taiwo Afolabi.

     

    Five minutes later, the East Africans were at parity, when goalkeeper Shukura Bakare dropped the ball from an innocuous-looking free-kick 35 yards out and Jamila Mnunduka bundled the ball over the line.

     

    Nigeria would have been ahead in the 25th minute, but defender Shukurat Oladipo’s well-struck free-kick from 40 yards was parried away by goalkeeper Zulfa Ally Makau. Ajakaye failed to make hay with another opportunity in the 33rd minute.

     

    On the hour mark, defender Comfort Folorunsho broke the spell of 1-1draws for Nigeria’s national teams in recent weeks, when she leapt highest to head home from Afolabi’s cross after a couple of touches from a corner kick.  

     

    The Falconets will now take on Burundi in the final round of qualifiers, to determine one of Africa’s flagbearers at next year’s global championship to be hosted by Colombia. 

  • Colombia 2024 Race: Tanzania’s U20 girls force Falconets to 1-1 draw in Dar es Salaam

    Colombia 2024 Race: Tanzania’s U20 girls force Falconets to 1-1 draw in Dar es Salaam

    Nigeria and Tanzania U20 girls battled to a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their 2024 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup African qualifiying series second round fixture in Dar es Salaam on Sunday.

    After a scoreless first period, substitute Chioma Olise put Nigeria in front three minutes before the hour mark at the Azam Sports Complex in Tanzania’s commercial and industrial capital.

    The home girls responded 13 minutes later when Asnath Ubamba fired home from a free kick, to which Nigeria’s goalkeeper Anderlin Mgebchi had no answer.

    Both teams fought hard to establish superiority at the tail end of the encounter on the artificial turf, but the scoreline remained the same.

    The Falconets will return to Nigeria on Tuesday with high expectations to overpower the Tanzanians when both teams clash in the second leg on Sunday, 19th November.

  • Colombia 2024: Danjuma picks 19 players for Tanzania [Full list]

    Colombia 2024: Danjuma picks 19 players for Tanzania [Full list]

    Christopher Danjuma, head Coach of Nigeria’s Under 20 football team, the Falconets has invited 19 players for  the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup second round, first leg qualifying match against Tanzanian.

    The match would be played on Nov. 12 at the Azam Sports Complex in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from 3 pm Tanzania time (1 pm Nigeria time)

    The 2022 FIFA World Cup quarter-finalists have been in camp in Abuja for more than two weeks.

    The Falconets will take on the Tanzanian girls on Nov. 19 for the return leg at the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja.

    The winner on aggregate would progress to the third round of the race to Colombia in 2024.

    Nigeria qualified for the third round following the withdrawal of Mauritius from the qualifiers.

    After the Tanzania fixture, the Falconets will have one round to go before the qualification for the world cup in Colombia in September 2024.

    The Confederation of African Football (CAF) appointed Letticia Antonella Viana from e-Swatini as referee for the match and her compatriots Patricia Mkhaliph.

    Others are Siphiwayikhosi Nxumalo and Nothando Nkhumane as assistant referee 1, assistant referee 2 and fourth official, while Kenyan Margaret Omondi will serve as match commissioner.

    Rachel Nzigire from Democratic Republic of Congo will be the center referee for the second leg, with Ngarassoum Victorine as assistant referee 1.

    Rachel’s compatriots, Carine Puazi and Carine Ampur will be assistant referee 2 and fourth official, with Christine Ziga from Ghana as match commissioner.

    The full List:

    Goalkeepers: Anderline Mgbechi, Delta Queens, Shukura Bakare, Nasarawa Amazons and  Faith Omilana, Naija Ratels.

    Defenders: Oluchi Ohaegbulem, Nasarawa Amazons, Comfort Folorunsho, Edo Queens, Rihanat Kasali, Bayelsa Queens, Jumoke Alani, Edo Queens, Shukurat Oladipo, FC Robo Queens and  Semilore Oladeji,Naija Ratels.

    Midfielders: Adoo Yina, Nasarawa Amazons, Taiwo Afolabi, Delta Queens,  Shola Shobowale, Nasarawa Amazons,  Aminat Folorunsho, Rivers Angels and Chioma Olise, Edo Queens.

    Forwards: Opeyemi Ajakaye, FC Robo Queens, Judith Okah, Remo Queens, Chiamaka Okwuchukwu, Rivers Angels,  Chisom Chima,  Bayelsa Queens and Janet Akekoromowei, Asisat Academy.

  • Colombia 2024: Danjuma invites Omilana, Kalu, Adoo, 27 others for Tanzania

    Colombia 2024: Danjuma invites Omilana, Kalu, Adoo, 27 others for Tanzania

    Head Coach, Christopher Musa Danjuma has called up goalkeepers Faith Omilana and Linda Jiwuaku, defenders Jumoke Alani and Tumininu Adeshina, midfielders Taiwo Afolabi, Chinyere Kalu and Chidera Okenwa, and forwards Chiamaka Okwuchukwu, Yina Adoo and Opeyemi Ajakaye among a roster of 30 Falconets for next month’s 2024 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup qualifying fixture against the U20 girls of Tanzania.

     

    Following the withdrawal of Mauritius from the second-round attrition with Nigeria, the 2022 World Cup quarter-finalists drew a bye to the third round, where Tanzania await, with the first leg away in Dar es Salaam on a date within 10th – 12th November and the return leg in Abuja on a date within 17th – 19th November.

     

    Danjuma has picked a few of his World Cup quarter-finalists from Costa Rica last year, and an impressive number from the Flamingos squad that won the bronze medals at the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup in India a year ago.

     

    The invited players have been told to report at the Chida Hotel in Utako, Abuja on Sunday, 22nd October.

     

    World football-governing body, FIFA has increased the number of finalists for next year’s FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup final tournament in Colombia to 24, from the 16 that participated in Costa Rica, and also increased the number of Africa’s flag bearers to four.

     

    This means that after the Tanzania fixture, the Falconets will have one round to go before qualification for the big houseparty in Colombia in September 2024.

     

    ALL THE INVITED PLAYERS:

     

    Goalkeepers: Linda Jiwuaku (Bayelsa Queens); Faith Omilana (Naija Ratels); Anderlin Mgbechi (Delta Queens); Shukurat Bakare (Nasarawa Amazons)

     

    Defenders: Jumoke Alani (Edo Queens); Oluwabunmi Semilore (Naija Ratels); Oluchi Ohaegbunam (Nasarawa Amazons); Tumininu Adeshina (Naija Ratels); Shukurat Oladipo (FC Robo Queens); Comfort Folorunsho (Edo Queens); Monica Elejo (Nasarawa Amazons); Alake Kasali (Bayelsa Queens)

     

    Midfielders: Taiwo Afolabi (Delta Queens); Chinyere Kalu (Nasarawa Amazons); Vera Samuel (Delta Queens); Shukurat Sobowale (Nasarawa Amazons); Esther Inyang (Delta Queens); Aminat Folorunsho (Rivers Angels); Gloria Evans (FCT Academy); Chidera Okenwa (Delta Queens)

     

    Forwards: Chiamaka Okwuchukwu (Rivers Angels); Chinasa Ogor (Delta Queens); Opeyemi Ajakaye (FC Robo Queens); Adaobi Okoh (Remo Queens); Chioma Olise (Edo Queens); Chisom China (Bayelsa Queens); Lydia Joshua (Heartland Queens); Delight Isaac (Dannz Ladies); Jenat Akekoromowei (Asisat Academy); Yina Adoo (Nasarawa Amazons)  

  • US Vice President Kamala Harris to visit Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia, ignores Nigeria

    US Vice President Kamala Harris to visit Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia, ignores Nigeria

    US Vice President, Kamala Harris, starts this Saturday a week-long trip to Africa in what is being seen as the latest attempt at counterbalancing China’s influence.

    Vice President Harris is expected to visit Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia as she focuses on economic development, climate change, food security and a rising youth population.

    Harris plans to visit a recording studio and meet with women entrepreneurs in Accra, and then stop by a tech incubator in Dar es Salaam.

    In Lusaka, Zambia’s capital, the US Vice President (Kamala Harris) is expected to meet with business and philanthropic leaders to talk about expanding access to digital and financial systems.

    “She’s going to give a major speech in the capital of Ghana and also engages with a lot of young people in the country. She’s focused a lot on the rising youth generation in Africa. The median age in the continent is only 19 years old and roughly half of the world’s population growth is going to happen in Africa over the next several decades, which is just an enormous potential for the region.

    “When she gets to Tanzania, she’ll be meeting with the country’s first woman president. And that’s a place where the country’s trying to solidify its democracy and try to institute some governing reforms. So we should expect her to highlight some of that as well. And then on to Zambia, where there will be more talk about entrepreneurship, food security, other issues that kind of have dominated conversations in Africa”, explained Chris Megerian, Associated Press White House Reporter.

    For the American administration, the objective is to deepen and reframe U.S. relationships in Africa focusing on the continent as a place of growth and investment destination, not just aid packages.

    US Vice Pesident Kamala Harris to visit Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia
    US Vice President, Kamala Harris

    “Harris is going to be facing sort of a delicate balancing act on this trip. A lot of USoutreach to Africa is rooted in this US-China rivalry. China has a lot of influence in the continent through lending countries money, through building major infrastructure projects like roads and railroads.

    “But at the same time, US officials don’t want African leaders to feel like they’re being caught in the middle of this geopolitical chess match between the US and China. They want to make African leaders feel like they’re dealing with them on their own terms. And that’s something that the vice president will need to balance while she’s there to try to form partnerships that help the USand its geopolitical goals, but also create its own relationships with African countries as well,” Megerian added.

    Harris’s visit will be closely watched as she is the first person of colour and first woman to serve as vice president.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that her mother was born in India, her father was born in Jamaica, and she was raised in California.