The annual Karibu travel and tourism fair takes place in Arusha from 5-8 June. Jointly organised by the Tanzania Association of Tour Operators, the Tanzania tourist board and the ministry of natural resources and tourism, the fair is reputedly one of...

Towering wind turbines could soon be competing with imposing rock formations on the Singida skyline in central Tanzania if a project to create the first commercial wind farm in sub-Saharan Africa goes ahead. Under the scheme 24 wind power generators are...

Sunflag Tanziania, east Africa’s largest textile manufacturer, has downscaled operations at its Unga Limited plant in southern Arusha pending eventual closure, local newspaper “The Arusha Times” reports. Currently only around 100 people are working at the factory compared with the former 1,500....

The 33rd annual congress of the African Travel Association (ATA) will take place in Arusha from 19-23 May 2008. Over 500 representatives of the tourism and business communities will explore ways to develop the tourist and travel sectors in Africa and...

Construction of the new headquarters of the East African Community comprising Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda and Burundi is due to begin in Arusha in May. The Tsh22.8 billion facility will go up on a ten-acre plot next to the Arusha International...

Terrat and Mkonoo in southern Arusha are set to become new upmarket residential areas according to a report in the “Arusha Times”. Under the city council project 4,200 plots are to be allocated for the construction of residential accommodation, schools, health...

The governments of Tanzania and Kenya are to embark on an ambitious project to upgrade the main road connecting Arusha in northern Tanzania to Athi River and Nairobi in Kenya via the Namanga border post. The 240 km-highway provides a vital...