Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Tanzania charges Maasai with murder over policeman death

Maasai

Clashes erupted last weekend in Loliondo in Tanzania’s Ngorongoro district. Maasai protested against government’s decision to cordon off land. One officer was killed and several protesters were injured. Tanzania has charged 20 Maasai protesters over the killing of a policeman during a demonstration against the government’s decision to cordon off land for wildlife protection, according … Read more

Tanzania starts moving Maasai out of Ngorongoro reserve

Maasai

Tanzania on Thursday began relocating Maasai pastoralists from the famed Ngorongoro conservation area in a move that rights campaigners described as unlawful evictions. The indigenous community has lived in the reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage site in northern Tanzania, for over a century. But they now face the threat of eviction, as the authorities contend … Read more