At these panoramic fitness centers there's no excuse to hang onto that post-festivity bulge
Heavy rains and flooding have killed at least 23 people in Tanzania and displaced more than 4,000 others, state-run media reported.
Vacation is a time to relax, revert to simpler times, disconnect from our 18 electronic devices and get back to the basics, but not so much that it means waking up to the rooster's crow at the break of dawn or shelling field peas all day.
Tanzanian authorities will charge five men with negligence after a ferry capsized off the island of Zanzibar this month, killing more than 200 people.
An overloaded boat capsized of the coast of Zanzibar, killing at least 158 people. 521 people have been rescued.
The Tanzanian island of Zanzibar began three official days of mourning Sunday, a day after 200 people died when a ferry jammed with passengers and tons of cargo capsized amid strong waves.
The death toll stands at 200 in Saturday's ferry accident off the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar, a government official said.
A camera is one essential almost every traveler packs.
It's a country known for its stunning safari landscapes, long beaches and towering Mount Kilimanjaro.
African football champions TP Mazembe have been thrown out of the continent's Champions League competition after fielding an ineligible player.
In Tanzania, homeless boys on the street are seen as menaces. But the Watoto Foundation see them as young kids with potential.
In Tanzania, homeless boys living on the streets are seen by many residents as a menace, dangerous or trouble-makers.
A Pakistani woman went on trial in London Monday, charged with keeping a woman from Tanzania as a slave.
A series of explosions at a military base in Tanzania killed 20 people and displaced 4,000 residents, Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda said Thursday.
A federal judge sentenced Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani to life without parole on Tuesday for his role in the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in East Africa, which left 224 people dead and thousands wounded.
A former bodyguard and cook for Osama bin Laden faces sentencing Tuesday after he was acquitted on all but one charge in connection with the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania
CNN Marketplace Africa takes a look at the many ways mobile banking is changing business and saving lives in Tanzania.
In a clinic in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Dr. Robert Marenga employs an unusual but invaluable tool in his bid to treat patients: his mobile phone.
The hijacking of a container ship in the Indian Ocean Friday afternoon is evidence of a "constantly expanding area of pirate activity" off the Africa coast, military officials said.
Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani was acquitted Wednesday of all but one count of conspiracy-related charges in a landmark civilian trial involving the first Guantanamo detainee to be tried in civilian court.
CNN's Brian Todd looks at the criticism of the Obama administration for trying Ahmed Ghailani in a civilian court.
A federal jury that once appeared deadlocked in a landmark terror trial involving the first Guantanamo detainee to be tried in civilian court has asked the judge for clarification of a point related to charges in the case.
Deliberations are expected to continue Tuesday in the case of the first Guantanamo detainee to be tried in a U.S. civilian court.
The judge in the New York trial of an accused terrorist conspirator rejected a defense plea for a mistrial on Monday after a juror claimed to be chastised after disagreeing with the conclusions of fellow jurors.
Tanzania's first elected albino lawmaker says his win is a major victory for the embattled minorities who are targeted for body parts believed to have special powers.
The jury is expected to begin deliberations Wednesday in the trial of a man accused of conspiring to bomb U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998.
Closing arguments concluded Tuesday afternoon in the trial of Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, accused by the United States of conspiring to bomb U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998.
Jakaya Kikwete is heading into his second term as president of Tanzania, after elections left one opposition politician warning that voter apathy could threaten Tanzania's young multiparty democracy
Now that there is a representative in the National Assembly with albinism, albinos hope to propose a law to ensure that the government guarantees their welfare and security, a representative said Wednesday.
A potentially fatal sheep and goat disease could spread from Tanzania into southern Africa, a United Nations agency warned, threatening millions of people's livelihoods and food supplies.
Partial election results Monday indicated a close race between Tanzania's ruling party and two challenging parties as the president of the relatively peaceful east African nation sought a second term.
Voting was underway in Tanzania on Sunday as the president seeks a second term in the relatively peaceful east African nation.
Malaysians have the most buddies in online social networks, the Japanese have the fewest, and e-mail is now relatively passe in some parts of the world, according to a research project that spans 46 countries.
Plans to build a highway through Tanzania's Serengeti National Park will destroy one of the world's last great wildlife sanctuaries, a group of conservation experts has warned.
Five East African states entered into a common market this week, breaking down barriers to trade and employment throughout the region.
Conservationists have welcomed the decision to reject a bid from Tanzania and Zambia to temporarily suspend a worldwide ban on trading in African elephant ivory so they can offload legal stockpiles in a one-off sale.
Ivory victory
updated: Tue Mar 30 2010 09:02:00
Conservation groups are declaring victory after an important ivory trade vote. CNN's David McKenzie reports.
As many as 10,000 albinos are in hiding in east Africa over fears that they will be dismembered and their body parts sold to witchdoctors, the Red Cross said in a recent report.
Four days of heavy rains triggered a landslide that killed 12 children and eight adults near Mount Kilimanjaro in northern Tanzania, authorities said Friday.
A court sentenced four people to death in northern Tanzania for the killing of an albino man who was targeted for body parts believed to have special powers, authorities said Friday.
FSB: A free lunchupdated: Tue Sep 29 2009 09:20:00
I'd always dreamed of exploring Africa, ever since I read my first Tarzan comic as a child. Finally, in 2004, to celebrate my 60th birthday, I went to Tanzania to experience a safari and climb Mount Kilimanjaro. Seated next to me on the flight from California was Tanzania's minister of water and wildlife development. We talked for thousands of miles, and he made arrangements for me to visit a school in the Monduli district, east of Kilimanjaro.
At first, the children's eyes light up with anticipation.
For Jakaya Kikwete growing up in Africa was tough, but his humble beginings serve him well as president of Tanzania.
He's one of a new generation of African leaders, championing a free market, stronger ties to the West and the ultimate unification of Africa. Kikwete was elected president of Tanzania with 80 percent of the vote in 2005, and maintains strong support at home and abroad. However he faces some tough challenges combating poverty and growing Tanzania's economy. But ultimately he says his mission is focused and simple: "Essentially it is service to the people of Tanzania; this is my interest."
A terror suspect held at the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, will be tried on terrorism charges in a U.S. civilian court, the Justice Department announced Thursday.
The world has seen banks and businesses fail spectacularly since the recession began, but other vulnerable organizations in the developing world face devastation.
A nurse in Jordan who was diagnosed for breast cancer last year is dying because she didn't seek treatment. The family of a woman in Tanzania didn't know she was ill until her tumor started eating through her skin.
A Dutch-operated container ship outran pirates off the coast of Tanzania this weekend, an official with the International Maritime Bureau said Sunday.
Thabit Manka is up on the back step of his house in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, for good reason: If he posed on level ground with his eldest son, their height difference would be accentuated to the point of absurdity. Even like this, in the last photo they would ever take together, the top of Thabit's kufi only meets the giant boy's shoulders. It's April 2004, and the son, 17-year-old Hashim Thabit Manka, as his name was written then, is seven feet of limbs drowning in baggy jeans and a retro Philadelphia 76ers shirt, staring straight into the camera with only the faintest hint of a smile. The father's billowy kanzu and the gray edges of his facial hair give him a regal air at the age of 56; he is grinning, with his gaze fixed slightly off to the left.
CNN's Richard Quest shows us how small donations on flights is helping women in Tanzania help their children to live HIV free.
It is Nyerere Memorial Day, commemorating Tanzania's first president, who broke tribal boundaries to unify the country.
Six Maasai warriors have journeyed thousands of miles from their remote village in Tanzania to compete in the London Marathon. Their mission is to raise awareness and money for their village of Elaui, where two out of three babies die of water borne diseases.
Maasai warriors from Tanzania become the toast of London, marathoning for water, as CNN's David McKenzie explains.
Lizzie Cameron is in Musoma, Tanzania working with the Musoma Engineering Project.
Well thought outupdated: Tue Mar 11 2008 12:36:00
Lizzie Cameron is in Musoma, Tanzania working with the Musoma Engineering Project.
Lizzie Cameron is in Musoma, Tanzania working with the Musoma Engineering Project.
On his trip, the President highlights his success in fighting AIDS -- but avoids hot spots where his legacy is more vexed
Lizzie Cameron is in Musoma, Tanzania working with the Musoma Engineering Project.
Even as a lame duck, President Bush flies above Obama in Tanzania. CNN's Ed Henry explains
President George W. Bush focused on a low-tech way to save the lives of African children Monday as he and first lady Laura Bush toured a Tanzanian clinic.
Musoma is a very religious region of Tanzania and David goes to church every Saturday to translate for the deaf children.
Lizzie Cameron is in Musoma, Tanzania working with the Musoma Engineering Project.
Lizzie Cameron is in Musoma, Tanzania working with the Musoma Engineering Project.
Lizzie Cameron is in Musoma, Tanzania working with the Musoma Engineering Project.
Lizzie Cameron is in Musoma, Tanzania working with the Musoma Engineering Project.
Lizzie Cameron is in Musoma, Tanzania working with the Musoma Engineering Project.
Chacha is blind, but specialists in Mwanza, Tanzania, could tell him whether an operation will give him the power of sight.
Lizzie Cameron is in Musoma, Tanzania working with the Musoma Engineering Project.
Lizzie Cameron is in Musoma, Tanzania working with the Musoma Engineering Project.
Lizzie and Dennis visit the pediatric department of one of Tanzania?s largest hospitals to learn about mobility aids.
Lizzie Cameron is in Musoma, Tanzania working with the Musoma Engineering Project.
Lizzie Cameron is in Musoma, Tanzania working with the Musoma Engineering Project.
Lizzie Cameron is in Musoma, Tanzania working with the Musoma Engineering Project.
Lizzie Cameron is in Musoma, Tanzania working with the Musoma Engineering Project.
Lizzie Cameron is in Musoma, Tanzania working with the Musoma Engineering Project.
Lizzie Cameron is in Musoma, Tanzania working with the Musoma Engineering Project.
Lizzie Cameron is in Musoma, Tanzania working with the Musoma Engineering Project.
Lizzie Cameron is in Musoma, Tanzania working with the Musoma Engineering Project.
Lizzie takes a trip to the town of Mwanza and then has a close encounter with a band of baboons in the Serengeti
Lizzie Cameron is in Musoma, Tanzania working with the Musoma Engineering Project.
Lizzie Cameron is a 26-year old graphic designer from Edinburgh, Scotland.
Bonifasi Nahimana has traveled around the world for safety -- and for the first time in more than three decades, he says he's not afraid to go to sleep at night.
No one should miss out on certain experiences in this life -- and yet actually planning these trips can be intimidating, even paralyzing. We're here to help. It's time to spin the globe and think big. Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro is the first in a series of Budget Travel dream trip destinations. Check back each Tuesday for a new trip idea.
Business 2.0: A Real Angel Investorupdated: Mon Aug 01 2005 00:01:00
On the remote plains of Tanzania, about two hours from the city of Dodoma, a company called Iron Monger Group churns out farm tools handcrafted from spare truck springs. It was founded for a mere $...
We received thousands of e-mails in the days after December's tsunamis from people seeking news of friends and relatives in areas affected by the disaster.
Check out a day care center or ask parents raising boys and girls: Many will say little boys and little girls learn and do things differently.
Four disabled climbers have reached the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro after nine days of tough mountaineering.
An international team of four mountaineers has begun its ascent of northeast Tanzania's Mt. Kilimanjaro, the world's highest freestanding mountain at 19,335 feet.
Hear the word "safari," and you might have visions of trekking through the bush in the heart of Africa, thousands of miles away from any sign of civilization, exhausted and grimy from several days'...
NEXT YEAR MARKS THE CENtennial of $6.7 billion South African Breweries, the nation's dominant beermaker and biggest consumer company with divisions in soft drinks (including a Coke franchise), fash...
Better rethink that vacation trip to Tanzania's game parks, Thailand's temples, or Peru's Inca ruins. The State Department includes all three countries in a near-record listing of 72 destinations t...
© 2013 Cable News Network. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
|