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Events of 2024 in Tanzania.

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January

  • 13 January – At least 21 miners are killed and several others are trapped following a collapse at a gold mine in Simiyu Region.

March

  • 10 March – Eight children and one adult on Zanzibar die from chelonitoxism after consuming sea turtle meat, a local delicacy. Another 78 people are hospitalized.

April

  • 25 April – Floods and landslides kill at least 155 people nationwide.

May

  • 23 May – Eleven people are killed in an explosion at a sugar factory in Morogoro Region.

August

  • 12 August – Freeman Mbowe and his deputy Tundu Lissu, who serve as the leaders of the opposition Chadema party, are arrested on the eve of a scheduled rally in Mbeya along with 467 other party members. They are released on bail the next day.

September

  • 7 September – Ali Mohamed Kibao, a member of the Chadema secretariat, is found murdered a day after being abducted from a bus travelling from Dar-es-Salaam to Tanga.
  • 23 September – Eight senior leaders of Chadema, including Freeman Mbowe and Tundu Lissu, are arrested amid calls by the party for protests.
  • 30 September – A court in Dodoma sentences four people, including a soldier and a police officer, to life imprisonment for the gang-rape of a 17-year old girl in August that was published on video.

October

November

Deaths

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Tanzania

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References

  1. "Samia Hassan sworn in as Tanzania's first female president". Aljazeera. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  2. "At least 21 gold miners killed in Tanzania mine collapse: official". Xinhua. Archived from the original on 2024-09-25. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  3. "Negen doden en tientallen in ziekenhuis na eten zeeschildpad op Zanzibar". nos.nl (in Dutch). 2024-03-10. Archived from the original on 2024-03-09. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  4. "Flooding in Tanzania has killed 155 people as heavy rains continue in Eastern Africa". Associated Press. 2024-04-26. Archived from the original on 2024-04-26. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  5. "Explosion at a sugar factory in eastern Tanzania kills 11 workers, including 3 foreigners". Associated Press. 24 May 2024. Archived from the original on 25 September 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  6. "Leaders of Tanzania's main opposition party released". France 24. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  7. "Slain Tanzanian opposition figure beaten, doused with acid: Party". Al Jazeera. 9 September 2024. Archived from the original on 9 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  8. "Police arrest 8 of Tanzania's main opposition figures ahead of planned protests". Associated Press. 23 September 2024. Archived from the original on 23 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  9. "A soldier and a police officer are among 4 men sentenced to life in prison for gang rape". Associated Press. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  10. "Tanzania suspends media company's online platforms for 30 Days". Africanews. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  11. "Rescue ends in Tanzania building collapse as death toll rises to 29". Associated Press. 27 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  12. "Opposition candidates killed in Tanzania local election". France 24. 27 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  13. "Former Tanzanian Mineral Minister Ibrahim Msabaha dies at 72". thecitizen.co.tz. 14 February 2024. Archived from the original on 25 September 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  14. "Tanzania's second President Hassan Mwinyi dies aged 98". Africanews. 29 February 2024. Archived from the original on 29 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  15. "Tanzania Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Archived from the original on 25 September 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2023.

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