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"I am happy to be in this town which has become the Geneva of Africa."
"I do believe that your Chinese business people and your partners from Tanzania will take this existing business relationship to the higher ground as Tanzania provides an increasing improved investment and trade environment."
"ZANZIBARI, n. An inhabitant of the Sultanate of Zanzibar, off the eastern coast of Africa. The Zanzibaris, a warlike people, are best known in this country through a threatening diplomatic incident that occurred a few years ago. The American consul at the capital occupied a dwelling that faced the sea, with a sandy beach between. Greatly to the scandal of this official's family, and against repeated remonstrances of the official himself, the people of the city persisted in using the beach for bathing. One day a woman came down to the edge of the water and was stooping to remove her attire (a pair of sandals) when the consul, incensed beyond restraint, fired a charge of bird-shot into the most conspicuous part of her person. Unfortunately for the existing entente cordiale between two great nations, she was the Sultana."
"They put up that proposal that they want a number of refugees to be sent to Tanzania, and from here they can be sorted out and repatriated to their own countries. But that proposal was not accepted by our government because already we have enough of a refugee problem. We were negotiating, yes. But we have already given them our answer, a negative answer. Maybe his [Mr Blair's] officials have not reported back to the government. The Tanzanians are assisting us to identify some Tanzanian nationals in the UK, falsely claiming asylum as Somalis."
"The collaboration between the U.S. medical team, the Ministry of Health officials from Zanzibar and the Tanzania People’s Defense Force, and the ability to get these three organizations together, is remarkable."
"Interviewer Florence Mugarula: What is the current relations between Turkey and Tanzania?"
"Turkish Ambassador to Tanzania, H.E Yasemin Eralp: We are enjoying excellent bilateral relations with Tanzania. Africa is one of the priorities of Turkish foreign policy. Ten years ago the Turkish government adopted a new strategy towards Africa and decided to be more active. We opened many embassies all over the continent. In 2009, we only had 12 embassies and today 39."
"The Islamic Republic of Iran’s close relations with African countries play an important role in maintaining stability and security as well as safe and secure shipping in this region"
"It was only in the 1980s that free market reforms were introduced and the Indian economy then began to grow rapidly, lifting many out of poverty. Many Indian leaders were educated at British universities where socialist – often Marxist – economics was in vogue. This applied to other leaders of the Third World who had been educated in Britain such as Julius Nyerere, president of Tanzania from 1964 to 1985, who also implemented Fabian and African socialist ideas. He had read economics and history at the University of Edinburgh. He enforced collectivisation, and when peasants resisted, he burnt down villages. The result was economic decline, corruption and food shortages. When Tanzania tried market economics, it recorded impressive growth: gross domestic product (GDP) rose 40 per cent between 1998 and 2007."
"Tanzania is a growing tourism market. Jovago intends to nurture and grow by enabling both local and foreign tourists to discover more about their destinations long before arrival. We aim to show the beauty that lies within as well as encourage travel and discovery of Tanzania by use of our services."
"One of the biggest threats to biodiversity is the continued loss of virgin forests. Every year, an area of forest corresponding to the size of Hungary disappears. However, the rate of deforestation has fallen by 40 per cent since the 1990s, according to the FAO. Deforestation has ceased in rich countries. In the United States and Europe forested areas are increasing. In China and India, too, forests are now growing, suggesting that rising populations and economies do not have to cause overexploitation. Were it not for deforestation in seven countries – Brazil, Paraguay, Angola, Congo, Tanzania, Indonesia and Myanmar – the world’s forests would have grown in the 2010s. That is not much of a comfort, given the unique natural values lost with those forests. But it shows that the notion that we are experiencing a relentless global deforestation does not hold."
"At a time when several African governments are considering a [Chinese Communist Party-style] approach to religious management—one faith, one umbrella, one government-approved voice—Tanzania’s judiciary has drawn a clear constitutional line. It has reminded the state that religious bodies must arise from believers, not from bureaucratic convenience. It has reminded officials that neutrality and impartiality are not optional virtues but constitutional obligations. And it has reminded the continent that freedom of religion includes the freedom to choose one’s denomination, one’s leaders, and one’s institutional affiliations without state interference."
"The town of Zanzibar, a port of call for several steamship lines, was chosen, even in antiquity, notably by Phoenicians and Arabians, as the most suitable entrepôt for trade on the eastern coast of Africa."
"Ivory has long been the chief article in Zanzibar trade, and "ivory and slaves" formed the shibboleth of the Arabian settlers and traders of past centuries."