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Would you like to access news/blog content published by sources located in Tanzania?
Code example
If you'd like to make a REST call, then make a following POST request:
Endpoint /api/v1/article/getArticles
Request body
{
"sourceLocationUri": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanzania",
"resultType": "articles",
"apiKey": "API_KEY"
}
If you'd like instead to do a GET request then call:
/api/v1/article/getArticles?sourceLocationUri=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FTanzania&resultType=articles&apiKey=API_KEY
Example of JSON response
Below is an example JSON object that you would receive as the result of the request. You can retrieve also additional properties such as concepts, categories, source details, etc. by specifying additional parameters in the request as described on the documentation page.
{
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"body": "DAR ES SALAAM: OVER 5bn/- raised through the CRDB Marathon has been collected and directed towards the healthcare sector, enabling more than 400 children with heart conditions to undergo surgery and providing 240 women with high-risk pregnancies with medical treatment and safe delivery services.\n\nCRDB Bank Chief Executive Officer, Abdulmajid Nsekela, made the statement today, August 16, 2026, while speaking at the CRDB International Marathon event held at Posta Grounds in Kijitonyama, Dar es Salaam.\n\nThe event brought together more than 17,000 participants from Tanzania and abroad and was attended by various government leaders. The Guest of Honour was Zanzibar's Second Vice President, Hemed Suleiman Abdulla.\n\nNsekela said investment in healthcare is a critical component of efforts to build a strong Tanzanian economy towards 2050, stressing that economic development cannot be measured by financial resources and infrastructure alone without considering the quality of human capital.\n\nALSO READ: 'Underprivileged Tanzanians don't pay for medical treatment'\n\n\"Tanzania's strong economy in 2050 will not be built on money and infrastructure alone, but on Tanzanians who are healthy, skilled, innovative, talented and capable of creating value. Behind every economic statistic is a human being,\" Nsekela said.\n\nHe said CRDB Group has decided to continue investing in healthcare, youth, innovation, sports, culture and economic opportunities, recognising that sustainable development requires healthy people with the capacity to participate fully in productive activities.\n\n\"CRDB Group has focused on and invested in healthcare, youth, innovation, sports and culture, as well as various economic opportunities, because we cannot build a strong economy without first building healthy, capable and knowledgeable people,\" he said.",
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"body": "DAR ES SALAAM: KENYAN athletes conquered the CRDB International Marathon after winning the 42km marathon in both men and women's categories.\n\nThe Kenyan runners secured a 1-2 victory in women's category and also sealed another 1-2 victory in men's category.\n\nIn the women's 42km full marathon , Kenya's Loyce Kemuma emerged as the winner after clocking 2 hours, 35 minutes and 26 seconds . Her compatriot Jacinta Chepkoech finished second, while Jane Chelangat of Tanzania secured third place.\n\nIn the men's 42-kilometre race, Abraham Kiptum of Kenya claimed first place after clocking 2:15:33. James Mwangi also from Kenya finished second, while Tanzanian Marco Monko came third.\n\nThe results underscored Kenya's dominance in the long-distance 42-kilometre event, although Tanzania secured notable podium finishes through Chelangat and Mwangi.\n\nThe marathon attracted more than 17,000 participants from Tanzania and abroad, as part of efforts to encourage public participation in sports while promoting health and community development.\n\nThe CRDB International Marathon 2026, organised by CRDB Foundation, was held today, August 16, at Posta Grounds in Kijitonyama, Dar es Salaam, and was attended by several government leaders.\n\nThe guest of honour was Zanzibar's Second Vice President, Hemed Suleiman Abdulla, who represented the Prime Minister of the United Republic of Tanzania, Dr Mwigulu Nchemba. Other government officials in attendance included Zanzibar Minister for Finance and Planning, Juma Malik, and Deputy Minister for Health, Dr Florence Samizi.\n\nALSO READ: Tanzanian trio triumph at CRDB Marathon in Dar\n\nIn the women's 21-kilometre race, Rebeca Chepkwemoi of Tanzania took first place, followed by fellow Tanzanian Failuna Matanga in second, while Irene Mkungu of Kenya finished third.\n\nIn the men's 21-kilometre race, Simon Kelenzyoki of Tanzania emerged victorious, followed by Ebel Francis, while Boay Dawi, all from Tanzania, finished third.\n\nIn the women's 10-kilometre race, Transfora Ngimbudzi of Tanzania claimed first place, followed by Anna Dolomongo, with Agness Mwaghui finishing third. All three athletes are Tanzanian.\n\nIn the men's 10-kilometre race, Jumanne Ngoya finished first, followed by Bernard Geay, while Shedrack Hasani came third. All three athletes are from Tanzania.\n\nThe CRDB International Marathon has continued to serve as a platform for linking sports with broader community development initiatives, with a focus on health, youth empowerment, sports, innovation and culture.\n\nThis year's results further highlight the competitive strength of Kenyan athletes in East African long-distance running, particularly in the 42-kilometre category, while Tanzania demonstrated strong competitiveness in the 21-kilometre and 10-kilometre races.",
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Now, they are being equipped with another task, identifying the warning signs of chronic diseases before they become harder and more expensive to manage.\n\nThat shift is at the centre of a regional training programme that has brought together 37 health professionals from nine African countries in Dar es Salaam to strengthen the capacity of mentors supporting frontline epidemiologists.\n\nThe participants have completed the second phase of a regional Training of Trainers (ToT) programme under the World Bank-funded Health Emergency Preparedness, Response and Resilience Programme (HEPRR-MPA) which covers 11 countries across Eastern and Southern Africa under the World Bank's Multiphase Programmatic Approach (MPA): Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Zambia.\n\nThe Training programme is implemented by the East, Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC) in collaboration with the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD).\n\nUnlike approaches that treat non-communicable diseases as a separate health programme, the training integrates NCD surveillance into the existing Frontline Field Epidemiology Training Programme (FETP-Frontline).\n\nThis means health workers who are already working in communities can add conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular diseases to the health problems they routinely monitor and report.\n\nHEPRR-MPA Project Coordinator Dr Mohamed Mohamed said the change reflects the reality facing health systems across the continent, where several health problems are now occurring at the same time.\n\n\"Health systems are dealing with infectious disease outbreaks, non-communicable diseases and injuries from road traffic accidents at the same time. 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"body": "Nancy Josephat Mwakalinga is 22 years old; she is younger than the first Harry Potter film in the franchise was when it was released.\n\nShe was an infant when Facebook was launched.\n\nNancy is from a generation that has been stereotyped as politically progressive, addicted to TikTok, impatient and somewhat socially anxious, but Nancy said they are more than meets the eye.\n\nShe enrolled to become a tour guide at the College of African Wildlife Management in Mweka, Kilimanjaro Region.\n\nTanzania is ushering in a new generation of professionals in its ever-growing tourism industry.\n\nThe country is about to co-host one of footballs biggest tournaments, Afcon.\n\nAnd these young men and women will be vital in the tourism, service and hospitality industry.\n\nA defining moment for any host country.\n\nNancy grew up in Kimara, Dar es Salaam. 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We do have national parks, waterfalls and a vibrant culture,\" Nancy adds.\n\nAs an avid football fan, Nancy is excited about the upcoming tournament.\n\nShe has been preparing for a potential role to welcome tourists in Arusha.\n\nTaking visitors to different places in the northern circuit.\n\n\"AFCON matches dont take the whole day, from morning to evening, so during their leisure time, we will be leading tourists to different spots and showing them around Arusha and Moshi,\" Nancy says.\n\nShe points out different locations, like Lake Duluti, Meru Camp, Napuru waterfalls near the foothills of Mount Meru and other must-see places around Arusha.\n\nArusha has growing biking, hiking and ziplining activities; its cool weather is conducive to outdoor activities and that will prove crucial in 2027 as tourists and football fans start pouring in.\n\n\"Archery and shooting games are popular here and people also love campsites at Meru Camps,\" she points out.\n\nNancy understands the role they will be playing in tourism even beyond the Afcon tournament.\n\nShe acknowledges that tourism is one of the leading foreign exchange earners for Tanzania and they are in the realm of the service industry.\n\nNancy has had an interest in being a ranger, a physically demanding job, so she has been taking some paramilitary training: fieldcraft, survival, navigation, tracking and anti-poaching operations.\n\nAll these require extensive fitness training and her young age has helped her keep up with the adrenaline-fuelled workouts.\n\nTheir training has taken them to all leading national parks like Ngorongoro, Serengeti, Tarangire and Manyara, sometimes with no GPS assistance, to learn how to guide tourists in the absence of technology.\n\nGuiding them and keeping them safe throughout the day.\n\nHere is where Nancys tracking training is really sharpened.\n\nIn a few years, she will be in charge of a whole team of tour guides in the wilderness and it will be upon her to make sure tourists enjoy their safari in Tanzanias national parks, keep wild animals at bay, but close enough for tourists to see them and savour their safari experience.\n\nNancy chose to work in tourism because she loves learning about people and cultures and tourism provides both.\n\nShe knows in tourism most visitors that she will interact with will be older than her, but she said.\n\nThey dont use that term \"older\". 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