Most of the volcanoes in Northern Tanzania had partial collapses in their history because they happen to be situated in a tectonically active area, the East African Rift Valley.
In the early morning hours of Sunday, December 3, 2023, gigantic landslides flowing from Mount Hanang engulfed Katesh Township and surrounding villages
In total 200 parks in 15 African countries were included in the study Botswana, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The new species include the ‘Muhansis,’ named after the Muha tribe and which was found in Kigoma, in Western Tanzania; Rukwana a new plant which grown on the shores of Lake Rukwa,
The four Tanzanian institutions of higher learning pivoted by the Aga Khan University will be working together with the Simon Fraser University (SFU) of Canada.