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image shows children at an orphanage in tanzania holding up a donegal jersey

Watch: Tanzanian orphanage cheers on Donegal

An orphanage in Tanzania has sent their support to the Donegal Gaelic football team ahead of their All-Ireland football final clash against Kerry this Sunday - with a rendition of "Jimmy's Winning Matches".

All-Ireland Final • 24 Jul

Siobhan Brady playing the harp in the Himalayas in 2018

Irish harpist begins mission to Mount Kilimanjaro

An Irish harpist has landed in Tanzania to begin a bid to beat her own Guinness World Record for the highest altitude harp performance - this time on Mount Kilimanjaro.

Regional • 20 Jul 23

Emergency workers attempted to lift the aircraft out of the water using ropes, assisted by cranes

19 dead after plane crash-landing in Tanzania - PM

At least 19 people were killed when a plane operated by Tanzania's Precision Air crash-landed into Lake Victoria on approach to the lakeside city of Bukoba, the country's prime minister said.

World • 06 Nov 22

Samia Suluhu Hassan was sworn in at State House in Dar es Salaam (file image)

Tanzania swears in first woman president

Samia Suluhu Hassan has been sworn in as President of Tanzania, becoming the first female head of state in the east African country following the death of president John Magufuli.

World • 19 Mar 21

John Magufuli had not been seen in public for several weeks

Tanzania opposition leader says president died of Covid

Tanzania's main opposition leader Tundu Lissu has claimed that President John Magufuli had died from the coronavirus.

World • 18 Mar 21

Kenesha Antoine posted on her Facebook page footage of Steven Weber proposing to her in Tanzania (Pic: Facebook)

US man drowns while proposing underwater in Tanzania

An American man has drowned while proposing to his girlfriend underwater at an idyllic island off the coast of Tanzania, a luxury resort said in a statement.

World • 23 Sep 19

The dead were mainly drivers of the taxis known as "boda-boda" and local residents flocking to the scene for the fuel

Tanzania fuel tanker blast kills 60

At least 60 people have died in Tanzania when a fuel tanker overturned and then exploded as people rushed to syphon off leaking fuel.

World • 10 Aug 19

Gay people have gone into hiding in Tanzania

Tanzania's LGBT community threatened with mass arrest

Gay and transgender people in Tanzania have gone into hiding, fearing for their lives, after a senior government official called on the public to report suspected homosexuals so that they could be arrested from early next week.

World • 02 Nov 18

Scores more are still feared missing as rescuers continue their search (Pics: Stephen Msengi)

Four days of mourning in Tanzania over ferry tragedy

The President of Tanzania has declared four days of national mourning following a deadly ferry accident on Lake Victoria in which over 130 people died.

Africa • 21 Sep 18

The ferry capsized near Ukora island close to the dock (Pic: Google Maps)

Over 200 feared dead as ferry capsizes in Tanzania

At least 42 have people died after a ferry sank in Tanzania's Lake Victoria, with government officials fearing the final death toll could be more than 200, a senior local official said.

News • 20 Sep 18

Petra Diamonds operates four mines in South Africa and one in Tanzania

Petra Diamonds posts higher revenue, shrinks debt pile

Petra Diamonds today reported a 21% increase in full-year revenue on higher diamond prices and production, while a tight leash on costs helped the miner cut its debt pile by 15%.

Business • 23 Jul 18

Roger Gower managed to bring the helicopter down in the Maswa Game Reserve, near Serengeti National Park in the north of Tanzania (Pic: Google Maps)

British pilot shot dead by poachers in Tanzania

A British helicopter pilot has been shot dead by elephant poachers in Tanzania, a conservation charity has said.

News • 31 Jan 16

An idea that originated in Ireland more than 50 years ago is now putting down roots in East Africa

Young Scientists Tanzania

Four years after the 'Young Scientist' concept was exported from Ireland to Tanzania, RTÉ's Education Correspondent Emma O'Kelly visited the East African country to measure its impact.

Special Reports • 29 Jan 16