Popular Tanzanian rapper Ibrahim Musa aka Roma Mkatoliki says he was abducted by four armed men, tortured and then dumped near the ocean in the main city, Dar es Salaam, on Thursday. Musa, famous for his anti-government songs, was found on Saturday, three days after his disappearance ( see earlier entry ). Speaking at a … Read more
Tanzania’s main opposition leader Freeman Mbowe was summoned for police interrogations on Friday, February 10, following allegations that he is involved in a drug trafficking ring. He however defied the summon. On Thursday main opposition party Chama Cha Demokrasia (Chadema) hit back against the allegations, calling them “unfair” and a “smear campaign.” Freeman Mbowe, the … Read more
Mr Elias is said to be the tallest man in Tanzania. An Indian medical centre has offered to assist a Tanzanian man who has been told he is too tall to get surgery in his country. A doctor at Speedy Recovery medical has told the BBC they would be able to assist Baraka Elias, whom … Read more