Unamid leaders visit wounded and honour fallen peacekeepers in Nyala, South Darfur

The leadership of Unamid paid a visit to the mission’s base at Khor Abeche in South Darfur on Monday to visit the wounded, honour the fallen, and inspect the damage caused when a Unamid patrol was ambushed about 25 kilometres from the base on Saturday. The ambush left seven Tanzanian peacekeepers dead, and 17 other personnel, including two female police advisors wounded. Joint Special Representative, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, acting Force Commander, Lieutenant General Paul Ignace Mella...

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Tanzania to seek 'stronger mandate’ for Darfur peacekeepers

The government of Tanzania announced on Sunday that it would seek a "stronger mandate" for peacekeepers in Darfur. The announcement comes after seven Tanzanian peacekeepers were killed and 17 other Unamid personnel injured In South Darfur on Saturday morning when their patrol was ambushed by “a large armed group”. “We want our troops in Darfur to be able to use force to enforce peace and defend themselves against future ambushes from rebels,” said Tanzanian army spokesman Kapambala Mgawe....

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4 Darfur attack victims now in critical condition

The acting Force Commander, Lieutenant General Paul Ignace Mella from Tanzania, addresses troops based in Khor Abeche, South Darfur, after Saturday’s ambush that killed seven African Union-United Nations Mission peacekeepers and wounded 17 others. Dar es Salaam. Four of the 14 Tanzanian soldiers who were wounded in Saturday’s deadly ambush in Darfur, Sudan, are in critical condition. One of them has been airlifted to Khartoum for specialised treatment and is in intensive care,...

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Trials, Tribulations Of Tanzania's Education

with the mass failures in last year’s national Form Four exams – there would be enough students for Form Five enrolment. We also wondered how, by extension, colleges and universities would find enough students for their needs if too few were completing Advanced Level studies. Sadly, our worst fears have come true, with reports from a number of regions saying several secondary schools offering Advanced Level education have since closed shop or are little more than merely limping on after failing to enrol enough students. The reports talk of private schools being a lot worse hit than “public”...

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