Tag: Tanzania

The VHS tape that helped me face my father’s shocking early death

I felt huge guilt and shame for not having had a chance…

Tam Patachako Tam Patachako

Running with the Hadza – the race celebrating a way of life

A fire crackles just after dawn in north Tanzania's bushlands. The sun…

Tom Reynolds Tom Reynolds

Tanzania Precision Air crash: ‘I tried to save pilots but was knocked unconscious’

A fisherman who was one of the first responders at the site…

Athuman Mtulya Athuman Mtulya

It takes a brave heart to do what I do

You know, people hate faeces. You need a brave heart to touch…

Julius Hadison Chisengo Julius Hadison Chisengo

“It put my life in great jeopardy” – the Tanzanian tackling a taboo

"For us here in Tanzania, it would have been the end of…

Peter Musembi Peter Musembi

I was nearly raped in a hotel in Zanzibar

It’s high time I told my horrible experience in Zanzibar as a…

Zainab Oladehinde Zainab Oladehinde

Masoud Kipanya unveils Tanzania’s first locally-made electric car

Tanzanian cartoonist Masoud Kipanya has officially unveiled the country's first locally-made electric…

Naa Atswei Deisa Okang Naa Atswei Deisa Okang

‘I was accused of using my son for money rituals because he has Down’s Syndrome’

Being the mother of a child with Down's Syndrome in Tanzania is…

Akorfa Searyoh Akorfa Searyoh

‘I was kicked out of school for being pregnant’

Debra from Tanzania is one of many who have been banned from…

Akorfa Searyoh Akorfa Searyoh

Barbara Gonzalez: The CEO changing perceptions in Tanzanian football

Facing prejudice because of her age and gender is something Barbara Gonzalez…

Celestine Karoney, BBC Celestine Karoney, BBC