 about tanzania
official name: United Republic of Tanzania
capital: Dar es Salaam
head of state: President Benjamin William Mkapa
state: multi party democracy
population: 36,766,356
independence: from Britain 1961
languages: Kiswahili or Swahili (official), Kiunguju (name for Swahili in Zanzibar), English (official, primary language of commerce, administration, and higher education), Arabic (widely spoken in Zanzibar)
religion: mainland - Christian 45%, Muslim 35%, indigenous beliefs 20%; Zanzibar - more than 99% Muslim
currency: Tanzanian shilling (TZS)
media: Media Express Weekly http://www.theexpress.com
IPP Media News http://www.ippmedia.com
legal wise
status of homosexuality: illegal
age of consent: 16
laws covering homosexual activity: Section 154 to 157 of the Penal Code criminalize homosexual acts between men, with a penalty of up to 14 years' imprisonment.
background information and government attitudes:
A UK citizen was expelled for being gay in 1998. An LGBT movement is growing in Tanzania but it is slow and underground for fear of persecution and improsonment.
communication
main lines in use: 127,000 (1998)
cellular telephones: 30,000 (1999).
Radio broadcast stations: AM 12, FM 11, shortwave 2 (1998).
Radios: 8.8 million (1997).
Television broadcast stations: 3 (1999).
Televisions: 103,000 (1997).
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 6 (2000).
Internet users: 300,000 (2002).
links and contacts
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Articles:
 zanzibar to block singer's birthday bash
by Mask Admin 26/8/2006
TANZANIA � August 26, 2006: Outraged Zanzibari Muslims on Friday sought to ban a 60th birthday party for the late Zanzibar-born rock star Freddie Mercury, complaining the flamboyant singer's lifestyle offended Islam.
we need to regulate it laws in east africa, says buturo
by Mask Admin 1/5/2006
UGANDA - May 1, 2006: The State Minister for Information, Dr James Nsaba Buturo, has urged the East African governments to harmonise the Information Communication Technology industry.
gay priest in dar es salaam court
by Mask Admin 25/5/2005
May 25, 2005: Although the age of consent is 16 and the penal code imposes maximum of 14 years on those convicted of homosexual acts, a man is sentenced to life imprisonment for allegedly having sex with a 16 years old.
a group of four men accused of killing a gay man in zanzibar charged with murder
by Mask Admin 13/5/2005
May 13, 2005: A gay Pemba man was killed for allegedly planning to wed his Kenyan lover in Zanzibar and the police spokesperson confirms that there is police witch-hunt for such marriages.
vox pop from dar
by Mask Admin 6/12/2004
December 6, 2004: A small survey of LGBT people in Dar es Salaam highlights the main issues of the day among the community. The countries LGBT organisations and the Zanzibar bill which is yet to be signed into law by the President.
 homosexuals risk 25 year in prison by Mask Admin 22/8/2004
life under the new laws by Mask Admin 3/6/2004
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