Tanzania
Largest Tanzanite Gemstones in History Sold for $3 Million
A team of Tanzanian miners have discovered the largest tanzanite stones ever seen in the country’s history. Saniniu Laizer, 52, a Maasai small scale miner and his team found the two stones—weighing 20.4 pounds and 11.3 pounds—at Mererani hill in the Simanjiro district of the country’s northern Manyara region. Laizer’s mining company employs more than […]
Southwest Idaho Men Charged With Raping
BOISE, Idaho—Three southwestern Idaho men have been charged with raping a woman, and a 16-year-old juvenile has also been taken into custody. Nineteen-year-old Elias Lupango, 18-year-old Rashidi Mulanga and 18-year-old Swedi Iyombelo, all of Boise, were charged in 4th District Court on Feb. 15. Bail was set at $250,000. The 16-year-old was arrested Friday and […]
Hundreds Still Missing in Tanzania Ferry Sinking, 44 Confirmed Dead
DAR ES SALAAM—At least 44 people were confirmed dead and rescuers resumed searching at the crack of dawn on Sept. 21 for hundreds more still missing, a day after a ferry sank in Lake Victoria, Tanzanian police said. Initial estimates suggested that the MV Nyerere was carrying more than 300 people when it went down […]
There’s a beautiful story behind these beaded sandals
Small steps can make big change. Laura Chauvin, founder of Her Best Foot Forward, started her project two-and-half years ago, after buying a pair of beaded sandals. “When I came back to the United States, everybody asks me where I got my shoes,” said Chauvin. After thinking about the best way to bring people closer […]
Campers get a visit from one of Tanzania’s rapidly disappearing elephants
Some campers in Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Crater, a part of Ngorongoro Conservation Area in northern Tanzania, got a close up of some of the country’s biggest wildlife on June 7. An elephant nonchalantly walked through their huddle of tents, stopped at a tree to eat some leaves, then just as nonchalantly walked back into the forest. […]