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Tanzania lifts ban on wildlife exports

Tanzania

Tanzania is lifting a six-year-old prohibition on wildlife exports. A Qatari airliner illegally exported at least 116 animals and 16 birds. The government justified the ban because of “irregularities” in trade. Tanzania is temporarily lifting a six-year-old prohibition on wildlife exports in order to conserve Tanzania’s protected animals and birds, according to the country’s wildlife … Read more

Tanzania raises minimum wage by nearly 25%

Tanzania

Tanzania’s president approved a nearly 25% increase in the minimum wage on Saturday, breaking with her autocratic predecessor’s policies amid protests over the high cost of living. President Samia Suluhu Hassan decided on a 23.3 percent increase, as well as raising government worker salaries for the first time since 2016, according to a statement from … Read more