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Tanzania News
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.
{
"articles": {
"results": [
{
"uri": "9231637897",
"lang": "eng",
"isDuplicate": false,
"date": "2026-05-24",
"time": "21:22:32",
"dateTime": "2026-05-24T21:22:32Z",
"dateTimePub": "2026-05-24T21:21:19Z",
"dataType": "news",
"sim": 0,
"url": "https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/sports/sportpesa-crowns-tanzania-s-first-female-big-aviator-winner-of-sh400-million-5471370",
"title": "SportPesa crowns Tanzania's first female Big Aviator winner of Sh400 million",
"body": "Each product reflects changing consumer behaviour. Live betting creates real time engagement during matches. Virtual sports offer continuous entertainment beyond football schedules. Meanwhile, Aviator and casino games are attracting a generation looking for immersive and instant digital experiences.\n\nBeyond entertainment, this growth is also contributing to Tanzania's broader digital economy. As a regulated industry, gaming contributes through taxes, licensing fees, employment opportunities, media partnerships, technology investment and formal digital transactions that continue strengthening the country's economic ecosystem. However, growth must always go hand in hand with responsibility. As participation continues expanding, responsible gaming, awareness and player protection must remain essential pillars for the future of the industry.",
"source": {
"uri": "thecitizen.co.tz",
"dataType": "news",
"title": "The Citizen"
},
"authors": [],
"concepts": [
{
"uri": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_sports",
"type": "wiki",
"score": 3,
"label": {
"eng": "Virtual sports"
}
},
{
"uri": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_pilot",
"type": "wiki",
"score": 3,
"label": {
"eng": "Aircraft pilot"
}
},
{
"uri": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_casino",
"type": "org",
"score": 3,
"label": {
"eng": "Online casino"
}
},
{
"uri": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real-time_computing",
"type": "wiki",
"score": 3,
"label": {
"eng": "Real-time computing"
}
},
{
"uri": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_football",
"type": "wiki",
"score": 3,
"label": {
"eng": "American football"
}
},
{
"uri": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystem",
"type": "wiki",
"score": 1,
"label": {
"eng": "Ecosystem"
}
}
],
"categories": [
{
"uri": "dmoz/Games",
"label": "dmoz/Games",
"wgt": 100
},
{
"uri": "dmoz/Business/Arts_and_Entertainment/Gaming",
"label": "dmoz/Business/Arts and Entertainment/Gaming",
"wgt": 100
},
{
"uri": "dmoz/Games/Resources/Magazines_and_E-zines",
"label": "dmoz/Games/Resources/Magazines and E-zines",
"wgt": 100
},
{
"uri": "dmoz/Games/Board_Games/Economy_and_Trading",
"label": "dmoz/Games/Board Games/Economy and Trading",
"wgt": 100
}
],
"image": "https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/resource/blob/5471376/cd165fec8848c9cec75c11fa7331c371/tracy-pic-data.jpg",
"eventUri": null,
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"relevance": 1
},
{
"uri": "9231320933",
"lang": "eng",
"isDuplicate": false,
"date": "2026-05-24",
"time": "14:00:44",
"dateTime": "2026-05-24T14:00:44Z",
"dateTimePub": "2026-05-24T13:59:40Z",
"dataType": "news",
"sim": 0,
"url": "https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/national/chadema-appoints-godbless-lema-to-spearhead-central-zone-revival-drive-5471564",
"title": "Chadema appoints Godbless Lema to spearhead Central Zone revival drive",
"body": "Dodoma. Opposition Chadema has appointed former Arusha Urban Member of Parliament Mr Godbless Lema, to lead its Central Zone as part of efforts to strengthen the party in the area.\n\nThe party said Mr Lema had been assigned a special role to revitalise Chadema in the zone, which has for some time struggled due to what party leaders described as weak leadership.\n\nAddressing party members and supporters at Mtekelezo grounds in Dodoma on Sunday, May 24, 2026, the party's Unguja Zone chairperson, Mr Hashim Juma, described Mr Lema as a political heavyweight capable of rebuilding the party's influence in the region.\n\nMr Juma said Mr Lema's appointment had been endorsed by the party's Central Committee and that he would oversee efforts to strengthen the Central Zone, which comprises Dodoma, Singida, and Morogoro regions.\n\nThe position of Chadema Central Zone chairperson has remained unstable since the resignation of former holder, Mr Lazaro Nyalandu, who later returned to CCM.\n\nFollowing Mr Nyalandu's resignation, the post was held by former vice chairperson, Ms Asha Luja, who has been living in the United States.\n\nIn the previous internal elections, Ms Devotha Minja was elected zone chairperson, but later defected to Chaumma, where she became a running mate in the presidential race before later securing a special seats parliamentary position.\n\n\"We are announcing publicly and without hesitation that Mr Lema is coming to lead this zone. He has been given a special assignment to strengthen the party and will work with a strong team to support him,\" said Mr Juma.\n\nMr Lema's appointment is expected to test Chadema's ability to regain political ground in the Central Zone, particularly in Dodoma Region, where the party has never won a parliamentary seat.\n\nHowever, Chadema previously secured a combined total of three parliamentary seats in Singida and Morogoro regions.",
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"uri": "thecitizen.co.tz",
"dataType": "news",
"title": "The Citizen"
},
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"label": {
"eng": "Chadema"
}
},
{
"uri": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodoma",
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"label": {
"eng": "Dodoma"
},
"location": {
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"label": {
"eng": "Dodoma"
},
"country": {
"type": "country",
"label": {
"eng": "Tanzania"
}
}
}
},
{
"uri": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godbless_Lema",
"type": "person",
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"label": {
"eng": "Godbless Lema"
}
},
{
"uri": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_of_parliament",
"type": "wiki",
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"label": {
"eng": "Member of parliament"
}
},
{
"uri": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unguja",
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},
"location": {
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"label": {
"eng": "Unguja"
},
"country": {
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"label": {
"eng": "Tanzania"
}
}
}
},
{
"uri": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arusha",
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"eng": "Arusha"
},
"location": {
"type": "place",
"label": {
"eng": "Arusha"
},
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"type": "country",
"label": {
"eng": "Tanzania"
}
}
}
},
{
"uri": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazaro_Nyalandu",
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"label": {
"eng": "Lazaro Nyalandu"
}
},
{
"uri": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chama_Cha_Mapinduzi",
"type": "org",
"score": 2,
"label": {
"eng": "Chama Cha Mapinduzi"
}
},
{
"uri": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morogoro",
"type": "loc",
"score": 2,
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"eng": "Morogoro"
},
"location": {
"type": "place",
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"eng": "Morogoro"
},
"country": {
"type": "country",
"label": {
"eng": "Tanzania"
}
}
}
},
{
"uri": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singida_Region",
"type": "loc",
"score": 2,
"label": {
"eng": "Singida Region"
},
"location": {
"type": "place",
"label": {
"eng": "Singida Region"
},
"country": {
"type": "country",
"label": {
"eng": "Tanzania"
}
}
}
},
{
"uri": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodoma_Region",
"type": "loc",
"score": 1,
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"eng": "Dodoma Region"
},
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"type": "place",
"label": {
"eng": "Dodoma Region"
},
"country": {
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"label": {
"eng": "Tanzania"
}
}
}
}
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{
"uri": "dmoz/Recreation/Parties",
"label": "dmoz/Recreation/Parties",
"wgt": 100
},
{
"uri": "dmoz/Recreation/Parties/Planning",
"label": "dmoz/Recreation/Parties/Planning",
"wgt": 100
},
{
"uri": "dmoz/Shopping/Children/Parties",
"label": "dmoz/Shopping/Children/Parties",
"wgt": 100
},
{
"uri": "dmoz/Home/Entertaining/Party_Planning",
"label": "dmoz/Home/Entertaining/Party Planning",
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}
],
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{
"uri": "9231309761",
"lang": "eng",
"isDuplicate": false,
"date": "2026-05-24",
"time": "13:45:52",
"dateTime": "2026-05-24T13:45:52Z",
"dateTimePub": "2026-05-24T13:21:17Z",
"dataType": "news",
"sim": 0,
"url": "https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/national/treasury-registrar-urges-strong-governance-to-improve-performance-of-state-firms-5471448",
"title": "Treasury registrar urges strong governance to improve performance of state firms",
"body": "Josephine Christopher is a senior business journalist for The Citizen and Mwananchi newspapers\n\nDar es Salaam. The Office of the Treasury Registrar (OTR) has emphasised that the future performance of public institutions and state-owned enterprises hinges largely on strong governance systems, accountability and results-oriented leadership.\n\nThe remarks were made by the OTR Director of Administration and Human Resources, Mr Chacha Marigiri, on May 24, 2026, while presenting a paper titled \"Governance in Public Investment Entities vis-à-vis the Functions and Powers of the Treasury Registrar\" at a forum for chairpersons and chief executive officers held in Zanzibar.\n\nMr Marigiri noted that sustainable development cannot be achieved through investment alone, but requires robust management systems that safeguard public resources and ensure they are deployed productively for national development.\n\nHe said public entities remain central to driving economic growth, delivering essential services and advancing the national development agenda, and must therefore be managed under high standards of transparency, efficiency and accountability.\n\nHe further noted that government investments in public institutions, including entities in which the State holds minority shares, have reached 92.3 trillion shillings, underscoring the need to strengthen governance and investment management frameworks.\n\nThe investments span 308 public investment entities, covering commercial and non-commercial institutions, companies with minority government shareholding, as well as domestic and foreign investments.\n\nMr Marigiri said the role of the OTR goes beyond routine oversight, focusing on ensuring that institutions operate with financial discipline, efficiency and full alignment with national priorities.\n\nHe outlined the core functions of the OTR as monitoring performance, tracking government dividends and returns, advising on board appointments and evaluations, conducting performance assessments and guiding investment decisions.\n\nHe urged board chairpersons and chief executives to reinforce governance systems through the use of technology, strengthened risk management, ethical leadership and data-driven decision-making.\n\nCiting international experience from countries such as Singapore, Norway, China and Malaysia, Mr Marigiri said the success of public investment depends more on the quality of governance than the scale of capital injected.\n\n\"No nation succeeds merely by owning public institutions. Success depends on how those institutions are managed with professionalism, accountability and long-term vision,\" he said.\n\nMr Marigiri added that the OTR has developed a Long-Term Perspective Plan (2025/26-2049/50) aimed at positioning the office as a catalyst for economic growth through strategic public investments in transport, energy, finance, agriculture, industry, tourism and mining.\n\nHe said sustained success will depend on stronger collaboration between boards, chief executives, government and oversight bodies in building competitive institutions capable of delivering measurable results.",
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},
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{
"uri": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accountability",
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{
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{
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},
{
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{
"uri": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_development",
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"uri": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_resources",
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}
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{
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{
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}
}
}
},
{
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{
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},
{
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},
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"uri": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_spending",
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},
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{
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{
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"url": "https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/national/ecsa-health-community-steps-up-joint-ebola-preparedness-at-regional-borders-5471504",
"title": "ECSA Health Community steps up joint Ebola preparedness at regional borders",
"body": "Implemented in partnership with regional ministries of health, the exercise focuses on high-risk border areas, including the Tanzania-Uganda, Uganda-Kenya and Tanzania-Burundi frontiers.\n\nThe World Health Organisation (WHO) recently declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), while the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) classified it as a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS), following a sharp increase in infections linked to the rare Bundibugyo ebolavirus strain, for which there is currently neither an approved vaccine nor specific treatment.",
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{
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"dataType": "news",
"sim": 0,
"url": "https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/sports/football/mixx-hisense-partner-to-bring-fifa-world-cup-cup-excitement-to-tanzania-5471420",
"title": "Mixx, Hisense partner to bring Fifa World Cup Cup excitement to Tanzania",
"body": "\"The FIFA World Cup is one of the most celebrated sporting events globally, and we are proud to partner with Mixx to give Tanzanians an opportunity to be part of the excitement. Through this campaign, customers will not only win exciting prizes but also enjoy football through Hisense's world-class TVs, entertainment systems, and smart technology solutions that deliver an immersive stadium-like viewing experience,\" she said.",
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