Forty-two immigrants from Malawi were found dead in a truck in central Tanzania, having perished from asphyxiation, Deputy Interior Minister Pereira Silima said on Tuesday.

"They died of suffocation

Official and survivor counts indicate that nearly 1,200 people may have been aboard a crowded ferry that sank off Tanzania's coast.

Survivor Issa Hemeid said on Monday some 150 people were likely tr

At least 43 people died when a ferry capsized off Zanzibar, but around 300 people are feared still missing, a minister in the semi-autonomous archipelago said Saturday.

"So far we have recovered 43 p

At least 43 people died when a ferry capsized off Zanzibar, but around 300 people are feared still missing, a minister in the semi-autonomous archipelago said Saturday.

"So far we have recovered 43 p

At least 43 people died when a ferry capsized off Zanzibar, but around 300 people are feared still missing, a minister in the semi-autonomous archipelago said Saturday.

"So far we have recovered 43 p

At least 43 people died when a ferry capsized off Zanzibar, but around 300 people are feared still missing, a minister in the semi-autonomous archipelago said Saturday.

"So far we have recovered 43 p

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday left on a six-day visit to Ethiopia and Tanzania during which he will discuss ways to effectively combat the twin threats of terrorism and piracy.

Tanzanian police on Thursday said two people were killed in the northern town of Arusha when security forces fired on protestors following the arrest of opposition leaders.

New Delhi, July 22: India's Bharti Airtel, which acquired the African telecom assets of Kuwait's Zain recently, has committed itself to bringing affordable phone services to Tanzania and becoming a pr