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Six Tanzanian children are killed for their eyes, ears and other body parts. A Njombe district official, who found many were taken when they were home alone whilst their parents were working, believes that superstitious beliefs and witchcraft are involved. Four other missing children have been found alive.
2019-01-28

The death toll of the MV "Nyerere" sinking in Lake Victoria, Tanzania, rises to 224. Several are still missing.
2018-09-23

A road accident in Tanzania leaves 20 dead and 45 others injured.
2018-07-1

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake occurs in northern Tanzania, near Lake Victoria, killing at least 13 people and injuring 200 others. Tanzanian authorities report significant damage in the town of Bukoba. The governments of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda report tremors.
2016-09-10

A rerun of Zanzibar's presidential election takes place amid an opposition boycott. The election originally occurred at the same time as Tanzania's general election in 2015 but was annulled because of supposed fraud.
2016-03-20

The extinct reptile "Nyasasaurus" is described as the possible oldest known dinosaur from 243-million-year old fossils discovered in Tanzania.
2012-12-6

Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete sacks six ministers amid allegations of government corruption.
2012-05-4

The President of Tanzania, Jakaya Kikwete, accuses the opposition of provoking violence in the country in an attempt to remove the government.
2011-02-28

Voters in Tanzania go to the polls for the country's general election.
2010-10-31

The dismembered corpse of an abducted 9-year-old albino boy is found in a river on the Burundi-Tanzania border and buried.
2010-10-24