Tanzania
Country in East Africa
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Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to the south; Zambia to the southwest; and Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain, is in northeastern Tanzania.
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![Tanzania crackdown: Government restricts foreign broadcasters [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20200812/2008120956-Tanzania-crackdown-Government-restricts-foreign-broadcasters.jpg) Tanzania crackdown: Government restricts foreign broadcasters Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:13Published | |
![Few tourists show up to watch migration of Kenyan wildebeests amid COVID-19 pandemic [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20200803/1309771174-Few-tourists-show-up-to-watch-migration-of.jpg) Few tourists show up to watch migration of Kenyan wildebeests amid COVID-19 pandemic Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 00:50Published | |
![Tanzania opposition figure Tundu Lissu returns from exile [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20200728/2007281006-Tanzania-opposition-figure-Tundu-Lissu-returns-from-exile.jpg) Tanzania opposition figure Tundu Lissu returns from exile Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:27Published | |
![Tanzania COVID-19 response: Government accused of a coverup [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20200713/2007130558-Tanzania-COVID-19-response-Government-accused-of.jpg) Tanzania COVID-19 response: Government accused of a coverup Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:31Published | |
![20 Pound Tanzanite Found By Small Mining Company [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20200701/2007011200-20-Pound-Tanzanite-Found-By-Small-Mining-Company.jpg) 20 Pound Tanzanite Found By Small Mining Company Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:32Published | |
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