People stand near floodwater in the town of Katesh, Tanzania.

At least 47 people have been killed and 85 others injured from what has been described as the country's worst flooding for years.

Rescue operation underway in Tanzania after dozens killed by severe flooding

Thabo Bester is seen on a TV camera screen in the Western Cape High Court, in Cape Town, South Africa Thursday, May 3, 2012, where he appeared in connection with murder. The South African convicted murderer who faked his death to escape from prison has been arrested in Tanzania following a two-week manhunt, police have announced. South African officials are going to Tanzania Sunday April 9, 2023, to begin to extradite Thabo Bester. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)

Thabo Bester, 35, was reported to have died in a prison run by British security firm G4S.

Murderer who faked death to escape prison arrested after two-week manhunt

Allister Carey was given the honorary title after working in African countries for 10 years with the Eleanor Foundation.

Did you know the King of Tanzania lives in Guernsey?

Rescue boats surround a plane which crashed in Lake Victoria, Tanzania.

The aircraft was carrying 43 people and crashed as it was on approach to Bukoba airport in the east African country.

Small Tanzania passenger plane crashes in Lake Victoria, killing 19 people

For Tanzanian victims of non-consensual intimate image abuse, consequences can include isolation, suicide and even a criminal conviction.

Why women in Tanzania face jail when their naked pictures are leaked online

ITV News posed as tourists on the island of Zanzibar - a semi-autonomous island off the coast of Tanzania.

Tourism thrives on 'PPE-free' island despite vice-president dying from Covid

John Magufuli’s coffin was lowered into the ground by military generals followed by a 21-gun salute in Chato.

Thousands gather for burial of Covid-denying Tanzanian president

He had said last year that Tanzania had eradicated Covid through three days of national prayer.

Tanzania’s Covid-sceptic President John Magufuli dies aged 61

Tanzania's president, John Magufuli, has made a series of controversial moves related to coronavirus. 

The president who rejected the Covid vaccine but pushed herbal drinks

Helen Ford reflects on a week with a team from Northumbria Healthcare, marking twenty years of a partnership with a hospital in Tanzania. 

The Kilimanjaro Connection: a personal perspective

A medical team from Northumbria Healthcare has performed more vital surgery on a young boy in Tanzania, during its latest visit.

Faraja's story: the little boy given new hope by North East medics

Steven Weber was seen posing the question but never emerged to hear his girlfriend say "yes, a million times, yes".

American man 'never emerged' after making underwater marriage proposal

The Chinese national, who is in her 60s, could spend up to 17 years in prison. 

Chinese grandmother dubbed 'The Ivory Queen' jailed for smuggling role

Hundreds died when the vessel capsized and search efforts have ended.

Mass burials begin for Tanzania ferry victims with bodies still to be identified

Horrified fishermen and other witnesses have expressed fear that more than 200 could have died.

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