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Serialized stories and multi-part features documenting the people and places shaping Tanzania.

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Aditya Rathore: The Boy Who Rose Like the Sun and Illuminated Tanzania’s Chess Future completed
People

Aditya Rathore: The Boy Who Rose Like the Sun and Illuminated Tanzania’s Chess Future

At just eight years old, Aditya Rathore captured Africa's attention with a flawless 8/8 performance to win gold for Tanz...

13 chapters 229 views 24 14
Lissa Siya Joseph: The Curious Mind Carrying Tanzania Back to the Chess Olympiad completed
People

Lissa Siya Joseph: The Curious Mind Carrying Tanzania Back to the Chess Olympiad

Lissa Siya Joseph did not grow up with a chessboard. She discovered the game online while searching for something meanin...

11 chapters 448 views 79 25
Elna Maro: She Survived in Silence. Now She’s Helping Tanzania Heal. completed
People

Elna Maro: She Survived in Silence. Now She’s Helping Tanzania Heal.

Behind Elna Maro’s confidence was once a woman struggling to recognise herself. Postpartum depression left her exhaus...

10 chapters 637 views 13 5
Noreen Tuheri Loibooki: The Woman Who Refused to Be Put in One Box ongoing
People

Noreen Tuheri Loibooki: The Woman Who Refused to Be Put in One Box

From an Arusha childhood shaped by music and Maasai identity to dance stages, motherhood and national radio, Noreen Tuhe...

4 chapters 30 views 1 1
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