Serengeti endangered by Arusha-Musoma road

Construction of the new road from Arusha to Musoma on Lake Victoria is now scheduled to begin in 2012. The Tanzania government has finally come to a decision on the route for the new link between the two towns after...

Arusha police provide training for motorcyclists

Police in Arusha are offering road training for motorcyclists in a bid to improve safety on local roads, the Arusha Times reports. Drivers of two-wheel vehicles are being given instruction in basic traffic rules and road signs at the main...

Rape centre opens in Arusha

Victims of rape and sexual abuse can now receive specialist medical and psychological assistance from a dedicated centre in Arusha. The Rape and Sexual Absue Care Centre (RSACC) is run by the Arusha Lutheran Medical Centre (ALMC) through the outpatients...

Arusha residents to see flamingo film

Arusha residents have a chance to see a film on the lesser flamingos of Lake Natron northwest of Arusha, The Arusha Times reports. The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos by wildlife filmmakers Leander Ward and Matthew Aeberhard is to be...

National park fees in Tanzania

Visitors from Burundi and Rwanda now pay the same amount as Tanzanians, Kenyans and Ugandans to visit the country’s parks, the East African newspaper reports. Under the new tariff structure, visitors from all five East African Community (EAC) member states...

Population figures for Arusha

The population of the northern region of Arusha is expected to be 1,664,780 by the end of 2010, according to figures from the regional commissioner’s office. This compares with the 1,292,973 recorded in the last national population and housing census...

EAC food security and climate conference in Arusha postponed

The meeting of the heads of state of the five East African Community (EAC) member countries – Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi – to address food security and climate change has been postponed, possibly until the end of March....

Arusha to Namanga road upgrade delayed

The expansion and rehabilitation of the road linking Arusha to the northern town of Namanga on the border with Kenya has run into delays partly due to what the contractor has described as the “deteriorating and intolerable” security conditions on...

Computers for Arusha judges

Arusha’s judiciary are to use computers and digital recording equipment from now on in a bid to halve case handling times, the Arusha Times reports. The move has been financed by the Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF), which works...

Ngurdoto conference centre in Arusha

A new conference centre is in the final stage of completion at the Ngurdoto Montain Lodge complex close to the Arusha national park. With a seating capacity of 4,000 it will be the largest in Tanzania. Its main rival is...