The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/tanzania/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:04:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Tanzania | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/tanzania/ 32 32 Family of Tanzanian slain on Oct. 7 said to sue Israel for posting video of murder https://www.timesofisrael.com/family-of-tanzanian-slain-on-oct-7-said-to-sue-israel-for-posting-video-of-murder/ Tue, 09 Dec 2025 07:03:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3707865 Joshua Loitu Mollel's relatives reportedly seeking $84,000, claiming Foreign Ministry account shared video in December 2023 before they saw it and without their permission

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]]> Israeli woman killed, five family members injured in jeep accident in Tanzania https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-woman-killed-five-family-members-injured-in-jeep-accident-in-tanzania/ Sun, 05 Jan 2025 10:13:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3453008 Insurance company says it flew Israeli doctor to East African country to help with medical treatment; Foreign Ministry working with local authorities to assist with arrangements

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]]> Joshua Mollel, 21: Tanzanian intern hoped to open agribusiness https://www.timesofisrael.com/joshua-mollel-21-tanzanian-intern-hoped-to-open-agribusiness/ Thu, 14 Dec 2023 21:37:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3178590 Murdered in Kibbutz Nahal Oz on October 7 and his body taken captive and returned to Israel in November 2025

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]]> Iranian plot to attack Israelis, Jews said foiled in Africa https://www.timesofisrael.com/iranian-plot-to-attack-israelis-jews-said-foiled-in-africa/ Sun, 07 Nov 2021 20:26:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2645607 Five arrested in Ghana, Senegal and Tanzania on suspicion of planning attacks against tourists or businesspeople, after being trained in Lebanon, Channel 12 news reports

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]]> Tanzanian Abdulrazak Gurnah awarded Nobel literature prize https://www.timesofisrael.com/tanzanian-abdulrazak-gurnah-awarded-nobel-literature-prize/ Thu, 07 Oct 2021 15:06:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2628215 UK-based writer is hailed for his 'uncompromising writings on the 'effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee'; is only 6th Africa-born writer to win the award

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]]> COVID rumors swirl after Tanzania’s populist president dies at 61 https://www.timesofisrael.com/covid-rumors-swirl-after-tanzanias-populist-president-dies-at-61/ Thu, 18 Mar 2021 08:45:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2508506 Officials say John Magufuli died of heart condition but opposition says he succumbed to COVID-19 after publicly scoffing at virus and falsely claiming vaccine was dangerous

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]]> Tanzania says virus defeated through prayer, but fears grow https://www.timesofisrael.com/tanzania-says-virus-defeated-through-prayer-but-fears-grow/ Fri, 22 May 2020 13:28:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2311675 Country has not reported a new case in three weeks, but critics have been arrested, top health officials fired and citizens discouraged from going to hospitals

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]]> UN condemns ritual killings of Tanzanian albino children for body parts https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-condemns-ritual-killings-of-tanzanian-albino-children-for-body-parts/ Thu, 31 Jan 2019 04:10:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2009684 Local media reports that at least 10 children aged between 2 and 10 years old have been found dead this month

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]]> Tanzania death toll raised to 209 as survivor found in capsized ferry https://www.timesofisrael.com/tanzania-death-toll-raised-to-209-as-survivor-found-in-capsized-ferry/ Sun, 23 Sep 2018 04:58:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1929658 Man shut himself in engine room air pocket as boat overturned; officials say total number of dead may never be known

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]]> Israel is world’s 11th-happiest country, but… https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-is-worlds-11th-happiest-country-but/ Mon, 20 Mar 2017 15:41:43 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1583804 Separate poll finds that about one-third of Israeli Jews would move abroad given the opportunity; Jewish state places above US (14th), Germany (16th) and UK (19th)

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]]> Despite defeat, Netanyahu hails progress for Israel at UNESCO https://www.timesofisrael.com/despite-defeat-netanyahu-hails-progress-for-israel-at-unesco/ Wed, 26 Oct 2016 13:34:26 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1486045 Prime minister's statement notes that fewer countries supported resolution ignoring Jewish ties to Jerusalem than in previous years, more abstained

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]]> As Israel pivots to Africa, top diplomat meets Chad president https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-israel-pivots-to-africa-top-diplomat-meets-chad-president/ Fri, 22 Jul 2016 07:42:32 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1432131 Foreign Ministry chief Dore Gold travels to Fada, in heart of Saharan desert, to deepen ties with another Muslim-majority African nation

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]]> In first, Tanzania to open embassy in Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-first-tanzania-to-open-embassy-in-israel/ Mon, 04 Jul 2016 21:36:00 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1421411 Netanyahu hails 'milestone' summit with East African leaders in Uganda

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]]> Little miracles on the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro https://www.timesofisrael.com/little-miracles-on-the-slopes-of-mt-kilimanjaro/ Sat, 12 Sep 2015 03:32:17 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1249127 How a personal challenge to climb Africa's highest peak turned into a group effort to save a little girl suffering from a life-threatening heart condition

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]]> American: Bin Laden asked me to use plane as weapon in ’95 https://www.timesofisrael.com/american-bin-laden-asked-me-to-use-plane-as-weapon-in-95/ Sat, 14 Feb 2015 21:24:03 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1137903 Suspected al-Qaeda operative claims he was solicited to ram into Egyptian president's aircraft with private jet

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