Tanzania,officially the United Republic of Tanzania,is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the north;Kenya to the northeast;the Indian Ocean to the east;Mozambique and Malawi to the south;Zambia to the southwest;and Rwanda,Burundi,and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Mount Kilimanjaro,Africa's highest mountain,is in northeastern Tanzania. According to the 2022 national census,Tanzania has a population of nearly 62 million,making it the most populous country located entirely south of the equator.
Transport in Tanzania includes road,rail,air and maritime networks. The road network is 86,472 kilometres (53,731 mi) long,of which 12,786 kilometres (7,945 mi) is classified as trunk road and 21,105 kilometres (13,114 mi) as regional road. The rail network consists of 3,682 kilometres (2,288 mi) of track. Commuter rail service is in Dar es Salaam only. There are 28 airports,with Julius Nyerere International being the largest and the busiest. Ferries connect Mainland Tanzania with the islands of Zanzibar. Several other ferries are active on the countries' rivers and lakes.
Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete is a Tanzanian politician who was the fourth president of Tanzania,in office from 2005 to 2015.
Edward Ngoyai Lowassa was a Tanzanian politician who was Prime Minister of Tanzania from 2005 to 2008,serving under President Jakaya Kikwete. Lowassa went into record as the first Prime Minister to have been forced to resign by a fraud scandal in the history of Tanzania. Following his resignation President Kikwete was obliged to dissolve his cabinet as required by the Constitution and with minimum delay,constituted a new one under a new Prime Minister,Mizengo Pinda.
Mohammed "Mo" Gulamabbas Dewji is a Tanzanian billionaire businessman and former politician. He is the owner of MeTL Group,a Tanzanian conglomerate founded by his grandmother,developed by his father in the 1970s. Dewji served as Member of the Tanzanian Parliament for Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) from 2005 to 2015 for his home town of Singida. As of October 2022,Dewji has an estimated net worth of US$1.5 billion,Africa's 17th richest person and youngest billionaire. Dewji was the first Tanzanian on the cover of Forbes magazine,in 2013.
Bernard Kamilius Membe was a Tanzanian politician. He served as a Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tanzania from 2007 to 2015. He also served as a Member of Parliament for Mtama constituency from 2000 to 2015.
Paul Lazaro Bomani was a Tanzanian politician and ambassador to the United States and Mexico.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Tanzania:
The ivory trade is the commercial,often illegal trade in the ivory tusks of the hippopotamus,walrus,narwhal,black and white rhinos,mammoth,and most commonly,African and Asian elephants.
January Yusuf Makamba is a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Bumbuli constituency since 2010.
Jumanne Abdallah Maghembe is a former Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism for the United Republic of Tanzania. He has been a Member of Parliament for Mwanga constituency since 2000 until 2020.
Stephen Julius Masele (MP) (born October 1,1979) is a Tanzanian Diplomat,Member of Parliament,global young politician and a former Investment Banker.
Mwigulu Lameck Nchemba is a Tanzanian economist and CCM politician,who serves as the elected Member of Parliament for Iramba West Constituency since 2010. On 31 March 2021,President Samia Suluhu appointed him as the Minister of Finance,replacing Philip Mpango,who was elevated to the position of Vice President of Tanzania. Before his current appointment,he served as the Minister of Law and Constitutional Affairs in the Tanzanian Cabinet,since May 2020.
China–Tanzania relations are the foreign relations between China and Tanzania. China established diplomatic relations with Tanganyika and Zanzibar on December 9,1961,and December 11,1963,respectively. When Tanganyika and Zanzibar were united and became Tanzania on April 26,1964,China extended its diplomatic ties to it.
Zitto Zuberi Ruyagwa Kabwe,popularly known as Zitto Kabwe,is a Tanzanian politician and party leader of ACT-Wazalendo.
The destruction of ivory is a technique used by governments and conservation groups to deter the poaching of elephants for their tusks and to suppress the illegal ivory trade. As of 2016,more than 263 tonnes (580,000 lb) of ivory have been destroyed,typically by burning or crushing,in these high-profile events in 21 countries around the world. Kenya held the first event in 1989,as well as the largest event in 2016,when a total of 105 tonnes (231,000 lb) of ivory were incinerated.
Esther Matiko is a Tanzanian politician. She is from the opposition Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo CHADEMA party. She was a Member of Parliament for Tarime Urban. Since 2020 she is serving under women special seat member.
Stella Martin Manyanya is a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Nyasa constituency since 2010. In October 2017,she was appointed as a Deputy Minister of Industries,Trade and Investment.
General elections were held in Tanzania on 28 October 2020 to elect the President and members of National Assembly. The presidential election was won by incumbent John Magufuli of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi party.
