At least 19 people died when a passenger plane crashed into Lake Victoria in North Tanzania on Sunday while trying to land at a nearby airport. That's according to authorities who gave the revised number after just three deaths were reported earlier.

Tanzania: Passenger plane crashes into Lake Victoria, 19 dead

In the latest, The United Nations' 27th session of the Conference of Parties (COP27) climate summit has kickstarted in Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh city. Meanwhile, the Twitter-Musk saga has new developments which might breach US law.

Top 10 world news: COP27 kickstarts in Egypt, Tanzania flight crash kills 19 and more

Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro is still ablaze. It has mobilised soldiers to combat the wildfire. Priyanka Sharma brings you the details.

WION Fineprint | Wildfire continues to rage on Mount Kilimanjaro

Experts in Tanzania are investigating a deadly mystery illness that apparently killed at least three people, news agency AFP reported on Wednesday (July 13). The government said that a team of health experts and doctors are sent to probe the unknown disease to understand and analyse it further.

Mystery illness kills three people in Tanzania: Here are the symptoms

In a freaky incident, a group of monkeys seems to have killed a month-old baby after snatching it from the mother in Mwamgongo, western Tanzania. At the time of the incident, the baby called Luhaiba was being breastfed by mother Shayima.

Monkeys kill month-old baby after snatching boy from breastfeeding mother in Tanzania

Shortly before midnight on a spring night last year, Samia Suluhu Hassan, then Tanzania’s first female vice president, appeared on television to announce to a shocked nation that the president was dead.

Tanzania’s first female president wants to bring her nation in from the cold

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan and opposition leader Freeman Mbowe pledged to heal rifts and buttress democracy as they met hours after Mbowe was freed from jail in a surprise move.

Tanzania president, freed opposition leader vow to 'build trust'

The love keeps pouring in for Internet star Kili Paul. The Tanzanian Instagrammer who has risen to fame in the past few months by lip singing to popular Bollywood numbers was recently honoured by the Indian High Commission in Tanzania.

Instagram star Kili Paul honoured by Indian High Commission in Tanzania

In case, you had a bad day then these viral videos of Tanzanian siblings will surely bring a broad smile to your face. Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani-starrer 'Shershaah's soulful song 'Raataan Lambiyan' received immense applaud from the audience.

Tanzanian siblings lip-sync to Bollywood hit song wins hearts online, Kiara Advani reacts

Masai Mara is a national reserve in southern Kenya known for its great annual migration. But the wildlife in Kenya and Tanzania is under threat due to climate change. There has been a decrease in rainfall causing the ground to be drier and less likely to grow fresh grass. The waterlevels of the river are also unusually low. Researchers say wildebeests who normally migrate in tens of thousands every year have reduced.

Wildlife in Kenya, Tanzania under threat due to climate change

Senior football players of Tanzania's national women's team 'Twiga Stars' opened up on the controversial comments made some days ago by Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan over female footballers.

'Misinterpreted': Tanzania's female footballers react to President's 'flat-chested' players comment

Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan is facing strong criticism over her controversial remarks about women footballers having "flat chests" and suggesting that they would not be attractive candidates for marriage.

Watch: Tanzania's President slammed for her 'flat-chested' women footballers remarks

Three young children were killed by lions near Tanzania's world-renowned Ngorongoro wildlife reserve as they went to look for lost cattle, police said on Thursday.

Lions kill three children near Tanzania wildlife reserve

Tanzanian opposition leader Freedom Mbowe appeared in court on Friday on terrorism charges that his supporters have denounced as a politically-motivated move to silence dissent.

Tanzania opposition leader in court on terrorism charges

Tanzanian riot police detained a number of protesting supporters of arrested opposition leader Freedom Mbowe on Thursday, as a terrorism case against him was postponed.

Tanzania arrests opposition protesters as court hearing postponed

The head of Tanzania's main opposition party was arrested Wednesday ahead of a planned forum to demand constitutional reform, a move denounced as a throwback to the oppressive rule of the country's late leader.

Leader of Tanzania's main opposition party arrested

Tanzania will spend $470 million buying vaccines and supporting economic sectors hit hard by the coronavirus, President Samia Suluhu Hassan said on Monday. Since Hassan took office after the death of then-president John Magufuli in March, the government has changed tack from playing down the pandemic to calling for social distancing and emphasising mask wearing in public.

Tanzania to spend $470 million on vaccines, coronavirus-damaged economy

Women lawmakers in Tanzania have called for an apology to a Member of Parliament who was told to leave the National Assembly because of her tight-fitting trousers.

'Go dress up well': Female MP removed from Tanzania Parliament for wearing tight pants

A Tanzanian man and woman arrived in Chennai on Qatar Airways flight 528 from Johannesburg via Doha, as they did not find a direct flight to Bengaluru. The woman was travelling to India for treatment in Bengaluru and was accompanied by her male attendant, on a visa that was granted based on communication from the Bengaluru hospital.

Two Tanzanian nationals arrested for smuggling in Heroin worth INR 100cr

The governments in Kampala and Dodoma joined oil companies Total of France and CNOOC of China in signing a series of accords Sunday that pave the way for the construction of a pipeline to carry crude from Uganda to a Tanzanian port on the Indian Ocean, official sources said.

Uganda, Tanzania, oil giants open way for pipeline construction

The 61-year-old leader Samia Suluhu Hassan made history on Friday when she was sworn in as Tanzania’s first female president at State House.

WION Dispatch: Samia Hassan sets history as Tanzania's first female President

Tanzania’s Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan was sworn in as president on Friday, becoming the first female head of state in the east African country following the death of president John Magufuli.

Tanzania swears in Samia Suluhu Hassan as first female president

Tanzania's President John Magufuli has passed away at the age of 61 following heart illness. Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced the leader's demise on Wednesday.

WION Dispatch: Tanzania's 'Bulldozer President' dies at 61

The President of Tanzania is missing. John Magufuli hasn't been seen in public for the last 18 days. An opposition leader claims he is being treated in India for the Wuhan Virus. How true is this claim? WION's Palki Sharma gets you a report.

Gravitas: The curious case of a missing President

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