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Red List of Threatened Species, 17,291 were deemed to be at serious risk. These included 21% of mammals, 30% of amphibians, 70% of plants and 35% of invertebrates. Biodiversity Conservation Group. "The latest analysis... shows that the 2010 target to...

Seven schoolchildren are among the dead and more people are missing, local officials said. Rescuers are digging out bodies in the village of Goha, Kilimanjaro province, which was swamped when the side of a mountain collapsed on Tuesday night. Until...

Lawyers for a terrorism suspect who spent nearly five years in American government custody before being sent to Manhattan for prosecution in a civilian court have asked a judge to dismiss his indictment, saying that the authorities had violated his...

New species of chameleon discovered in Tanzania Updated on Tuesday, November 24, 2009, 12:23 IST Washington: A team of scientists has discovered a new species of chameleon in Tanzania. Dr Andrew Marshall, from the Environment Department at the University of...

The businessman has told a conference on good governance in Africa that economic integration is crucial if the continent is to compete in a global market. BBC readers emailed their thoughts on his speech. Once again Mr Ibrahim touched upon...

Lawyers in Neoliberalism Issa G Shivji 16 October 2009 analysis Issa Shivji, on the occasion of his retirement as Professor of Law from the University of Dar Es Salaam, tackles the role of lawyers in propping up the neo-liberal system....

At least 50 people have been quarantined in Tanzania's northern district of Mbulu to curb the spread of influenza H1N1, a highly contagious viral disease that killed one person last week, say health officials. The death is the first in...

President of Tanzania, Jakaya Kikwete, told a joint sitting of the Upper and Lower Houses of the Jamaican Parliament on Wednesday that his country had achieved economic stability. Prime Minister Bruce Golding lauded President Kikwete for the "ambitious programme of...

Bill Moyers Journal, t r u t h o u t Programming Note Airtime: Friday, November 27, 2009, at 9:00 PM (EST) on PBS ( check local listings here )...Her tough-minded optimism comes from her work as the world's foremost...