Heavy rains bring transport, businesses to standstill in Tanzania's commercial hub

STORY: Heavy rains bring transport, businesses to standstill in Tanzania's commercial hub SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 21, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 22, 2024 LENGTH: 0:03:35 LOCATION: Dar es Salaam CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the flooded roads STORYLINE: Heavy rains beginning on Saturday night brought transport and businesses to a standstill in parts of Tanzania, including the commercial hub of Dar es Salaam. The main road connecting the eastern suburbs to the commercial city of Dar es Salaam was flooded for hours. Several other ravines criss-crossing the commercial hub of over 5 million people were also flooded, cutting off communication. Police cordoned off the Jangwani area after the Msimbazi River was over-flooded, halting operations of Dar es Salaam Rapid Transport, the leading public transporter of the city. Flash floods submerged houses in some parts of Dar es Salaam as Albert Chalamila, the regional commissioner of the city, urged residents in the valley and along riverbanks to relocate

China's Shaanxi, Tanzania's Dar es Salaam explore further cooperation

STORY: China's Shaanxi, Tanzania's Dar es Salaam explore further cooperation SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 27, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:53 LOCATION: DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the signing ceremony and forum 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHEN MINGJIAN, Chinese ambassador to Tanzania 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ALBERT CHALAMILA, Regional commissioner, Dar es Salaam 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): PRINCE KATUNZI, Policy analyst for the Tanzania Private Sector Foundation (TPSF) STORYLINE: Shaanxi province in northwest China and Tanzania's Dar es Salaam region on Monday signed an agreement aimed at exploring investment opportunities to support economic development of both sides. The agreement, which is the letter of intent for developing sister provinces between Shaanxi and Dar es Salaam, was signed between Li Mingyuan, a member of the Standing Committee of Communist Party of China Shaanxi Provincial Committee, and Albert Chalamila, the Dar es Salaam regional commissioner. C

TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-CHINA-SHAANXI-SISTER PROVINCES

TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-CHINA-SHAANXI-SISTER PROVINCES

(231127) -- DAR ES SALAAM, Nov. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Mingyuan (L), a member of the Standing Committee of Communist Party of China Shaanxi Provincial Committee, and Albert Chalamila, the Dar es Salaam regional commissioner, sign an agreement for developing sister provinces between Shaanxi and Dar es Salaam in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Nov. 27, 2023. Shaanxi province in northwest China and Tanzania's Dar es Salaam region on Monday signed an agreement aimed at exploring investment opportunities to support economic development of both sides. (Xinhua/Herman Emmanuel)