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<news:title><![CDATA[Clean cooking energy uptake climbs to 23.4pc as Tanzania targets 80pc by 2034]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/court-news/appeal-court-upholds-death-sentence-for-man-convicted-of-killing-wife-5427370</loc>
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<news:title><![CDATA[Appeal Court upholds death sentence for man convicted of killing wife]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/national/chauma-expresses-confidence-in-chande-commission-probing-oct-29-incidents-5427366</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-17T15:08:16Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Chauma expresses confidence in Chande commission probing Oct 29 incidents]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/national/tanzania-brazil-seek-better-ties-5426590</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-17T15:04:31Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Tanzania, Brazil seek better ties]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[Ngwaru Maghembe,Carlos Duarte,Brazil]]></news:keywords>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-17T14:42:55Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Equinor team assesses Mtwara Port readiness as Tanzania&apos;s $42 billion LNG project momentum builds]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[Asiad Mrutu,Noel Cox ]]></news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/national/tanzania-plans-to-recruit-45-000-civil-servants-in-2026-27-5427158</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-17T13:40:12Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Tanzania plans to recruit 45,000 civil servants in 2026/27]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/national/tanzania-crafts-strategy-to-deal-with-rising-trauma-cases-5426566</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-17T12:47:49Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Tanzania crafts strategy to deal with rising trauma cases]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[Mohammed Mchengerwa,WFNS,Tariq Khan]]></news:keywords>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[President Samia Suluhu Hassan speaks with health sector stakeholders and other guests ahead of the opening of the Second World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) Conference at the Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre (JNICC) in Dar es Salaam on April 16, 2026. PHOTO | STATE HOUSE]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/africa/a-new-forceful-pope-leo-steps-onto-the-world-stage-5427030</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-17T12:18:58Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[A new, forceful Pope Leo steps onto the world stage]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV arrives to lead a holy Mass for peace and justice at Bamenda airport in Bamenda, Cameroon, April 16, 2026. PHOTO | REUTERS]]></image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-17T12:06:38Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[How visually impaired Winfrida defied the odds to complete A-Level studies]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[Winfrida Wilson]]></news:keywords>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Winfrida Wilson, a visually impaired student, reads a speech on behalf of fellow students during the Form Six graduation ceremony at Lugalo Secondary School in Iringa Municipality. PHOTO | CHRISTINA THOBIAS]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/international/starmer-rejects-calls-to-quit-as-vetting-failure-sparks-political-storm-5426972</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-17T11:52:32Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Starmer rejects calls to quit as vetting failure sparks political storm]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[British Prime Minister Keir Starmer poses before a working lunch of bilateral talks with French President Emmanuel Macron ahead of the multinational virtual summit at the Elysee Presidential Palace, in Paris, France, on April 17, 2026. PHOTO | REUTERS]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/national/tanzania-to-finalise-public-investment-bill-to-boost-state-entities-efficiency-5426564</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-17T10:09:08Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Tanzania to finalise Public Investment Bill to boost state entities’ efficiency]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[TIC,EPZA,TISEZA,Kitila Mkumbo]]></news:keywords>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Prof Kitila Mkumbo]]></image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-17T10:08:05Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Husna Hussein’s journey of resilience and steady growth]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[Husna Hussein,TCC,Rising Woman]]></news:keywords>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Internal Controls and Business Processes Manager at Tanzania Cigarette Public Limited Company (TCC Plc), Ms Husna Hussein.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/zanzibar/police-question-us-influencer-s-fianc%C3%A9-over-zanzibar-death-5423614</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-17T10:03:40Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Police question US influencer’s fiancé over Zanzibar death]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[Joe McCann,Ashlee Jenae]]></news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/international/france-britain-lead-talks-on-future-hormuz-security-mission-amid-tensions-5426840</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-17T10:01:49Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[France, Britain lead talks on future Hormuz security mission amid tensions]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[Strait of Hormuz]]></news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/national/study-lays-bare-the-soft-skills-crisis-in-tanzania-s-job-market-5426540</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-17T09:51:08Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Study lays bare the soft skills crisis in Tanzania’s job market]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[Noel Mkwizu,Albino Tenge,Hemed Mvula,CBT]]></news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/international/residents-in-israel-s-netivot-urged-indoors-as-massive-bee-swarm-spreads-across-city-5426806</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-17T09:19:36Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Residents in Israel’s Netivot urged indoors as massive bee swarm spreads across city]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/oped/kcmc-conducts-fundraising-activity-as-jkci-serves-for-the-whole-country-5425742</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-17T09:19:11Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[KCMC conducts fundraising ‘activity’ as JKCI serves ‘for’ the whole country]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[KCMC,JKCI]]></news:keywords>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[In Bongo’s low-income areas, smart entrepreneurs establish backstreet TV theatres known by our people as “vibanda-umiza” (Kiswahili for “huts that hurt”) where ordinary wananchi, for a small fee, throng to watch their favourite football teams battle it out as was the case here where Simba SC met Fountain Gate FC, not FONTI GETY as whoever scribbled this notice in Kinondoni District, Dar es Salaam, wanted us to believe. PHOTO | FADHILI MADAVA]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/entertainment/basata-settles-miss-world-representation-amid-growing-pageant-debate-5426762</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-17T09:00:42Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[BASATA settles Miss World representation amid growing pageant debate]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[Edward Bunganga,Miss World,Basata]]></news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/entertainment/dar-set-to-host-first-international-comedy-festival-5426682</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-17T08:53:41Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Dar set to host first international comedy festival]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[PICF,Evans Bukuku,Humphrey Richard]]></news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/sports/tanzania-names-17-swimmers-for-africa-aquatics-championships-in-algeria-5426734</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-17T08:53:04Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Tanzania names 17 swimmers for Africa Aquatics Championships in Algeria]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Tanzania swimmer Crissa Dillip competes in the just ended national swimming championship. PHOTO | COURTESY]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/sports/football/yanga-simba-on-collision-course-for-union-cup-final-5426718</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-17T08:38:36Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Yanga, Simba on collision course for Union Cup final]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[Union Cup,Simba,Yanga,Zanzibar]]></news:keywords>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Yanga, Simba players clash at New Amaan Complex in Zanzibar. PHOTO | COURTESY]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/entertainment/miss-world-representation-confusion-explained-as-basata-backs-361-degrees-africa-5425736</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-17T08:45:50Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Miss World representation confusion explained as Basata backs 361 Degrees Africa]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/sports/madina-eyes-strong-statement-at-east-africa-swing-golf-event-5426702</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-17T08:25:03Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Madina eyes strong statement at East Africa Swing golf event]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[KES,Golf,Madina Idd]]></news:keywords>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Tanzania’s prominent golfers Madina Idd (left) and Aalaa Somji pose with a trophy after an impressive performance at the KLGU Open in Nairobi, Kenya. PHOTO | COURTESY]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/sports/football/fifa-president-insists-iran-will-play-world-cup-in-the-us-despite-war-concerns-5426688</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-17T08:16:53Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[FIFA President insists Iran will play World Cup in the US despite war concerns]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[Gianni Infantino,fifa,iran,us,football]]></news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/magazines/beyond-the-canvas-where-heritage-transformed-into-art-livelihood-5426658</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-17T07:55:23Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Beyond the canvas: where heritage transformed into art &amp; livelihood]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/business/kilimanjaro-farmers-raise-alarm-over-shortage-of-fertilizer-5426644</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-17T07:40:08Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Kilimanjaro farmers raise alarm over shortage of fertilizer]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[Farmers,urea,Moshi,Kilimanjaro]]></news:keywords>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[A maize field in Kilimanjaro Region, where farmers have raised concerns over a shortage of subsidised fertiliser. PHOTO | JANETH JOSEPH]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/business/study-warns-blue-economy-may-deepen-inequality-without-community-inclusion-5426638</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Ms Lela Mohamed Mussa, Minister of Education and Vocational Training (left), receives a ceremonial check for TZS 500 million from Derick Lugemala, Chief Financial Officer of Stanbic Bank Tanzania, during the launch of the Early Childhood Development (ECD) program titled 'Adopt an ECD' in Zanzibar. The initiative is coordinated by the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar in collaboration with Save the Children.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[The Minister for Minerals, Mr Anthony Mavunde (centre), addresses a press conference in Dodoma on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, announcing the government's decision to revoke 40 idle mining exploration licences in a decisive move to restore discipline, unlock stalled investments, and curb malpractice in the country’s fast-growing extractives sector. PHOTO | KATARE MBASHIRU]]></image:caption>
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