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The last defendant in a six-man trial before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), Elie Ndayambaje, Tuesday strongly denied that he assisted his co-accused, former Rwandan Colonel in charge of civil defence in Butare prefecture, South Rwanda, Alphonse Nteziryayo, to train the militia and distribute weapons used during the 1994 genocide.

A subaltern of the former Rwandan army stated Tuesday before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) that there were, in 1994, three types of road blocks in his country.

The Albino Foundation in Nigeria has condemned, in strong language, the killing of albinos in Tanzania for ritual purposes while calling for a more drastic action to protect them.

East African countries have failed to agree on how to handle three major pertinent issues: land ownership, free movement of people and permanent residence.

LAST week it was reported in the Tanzanian media that police in Rukwa Region, (south west Tanzania) were holding a fisherman from Kalungu village for allegedly attempting to 'sell' his albino wife, one Janet Mlele to Congolese businessmen.

Construction of the Arusha-Namanga road which supposedly started in July this year is already facing some hitches which may delay completion of the project scheduled for July 2011.

The Arusha Catholic Archdiocese run Saint Elizabeth Hospital Arusha (SEHA) will run special orthopedics operations in collaboration with visiting Belgian surgeons between November 8 and December 23, this year.

Arusha Wazee Sports Club in collaboration with Dar es Salaam-based Afya Club, which brings together senior medical officer and practitioners, are organising a health promotion event in Arusha on Saturday 15 November 2008.

An American team of orthopedicians, surgeons, physicians, sociologists, nurses and some medical trainees is expected to visit Arusha next February and offer services at the Regional Hospital of Mount Meru, Saint Elizabeth Hospital and a private charitable dispensary of Upone.

The 2008 contestants in M-Net's popular and iconic Face of Africa model talent search visited Zanzibar last week for Model BootCamp and whilst in East Africa, these dazzling new stars also hit the runway at Swahili Fashion Week!

Readers of Conde Nast Traveler have named Elewana's Migration Camp in the "Best Resort in Africa category, in the magazine's 21st Annual Readers' Choice Awards. Taking 11th place overall in the Africa category, the results place Migration Camp as Number 1 in East Africa.

The Emusoi pastoral community centre at Olasiti in Arumeru district has made great strides in supporting Maasai children from Simanjiro, Ngorongoro, Monduli and Kiteto districts through secondary and college education. These include those who had failed to secure places in public secondary schools after primary education.

A mother of one has invited me out for a weekend. Scary! Scary! Run! If this was happening in Arusha, I would have surely earned myself some 30 years in one of those filthy prisons.

Nineteen students and their three teachers from China's South Island recently devoted time out of their vacation to repair and give Linde orphans school at Maji ya Chai, Arumeru district a facelift.

The Deputy Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Ezekiel Maige has urged the Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA) to work more closely with communities surrounding the national parks in order to avoid conflicts.

When President Kikwete at the beginning of his term promised he would create employment to a huge number of Tanzanians, little did he know that con artists would take advantage of his statement to rip off unsuspecting citizens looking for jobs.

The District Commissioner (DC) for Arusha, Evance Balama has expressed concern over lack or little medical attention to sportsmen and women once they are injured. He attributed the situation to the shortage of sports medical experts.

Though not relatively new to Tanzania's nascent micro-finance industry, Instant credit Ltd which was incorporated as a locally registered micro - finance service provider in 2006, has grown from strength to strength and now boasts a network of over 30 branches across the country.

Political strategists from the Democrat Party in America had realized that the American people now want change to enrich their lives. Americans want change such that their country becomes part of the international mainstream rather than the isolated Worlds Security Guard that it has become. The strategists manipulated the concept of diversity to express that the Democrat Party is better prepared to bring about the required change. Use of the concept of diversity as a vehicle for change during the election campaigns in America introduced an atmosphere of excitement that attracted even people who are not interested in politics.

An American non governmental organization, Engenderhealth has pledged continued support to its Tanzania health programs under a project known as ACQUIRE covering Kilimanjaro, Manyara, Tanga, Dodoma and Singida regions.