Tanzania News » Zanzibar North News Tanzania » Zanzibar North » Culture: Tanzania's Zanzibar is the cradle of African Swahili culture—here's why
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Zanzibar beach comes alive at sunset as coastal villagers descend onto it for a football match. Photograph by Adrienne Pitts This ...
News Tanzania » Zanzibar North » Culture: Zanzibar Heritage Plan Tests Tanzania–UNESCO Push for Sustainable Tourism and Development Goals
Tanzania and UNESCO are strengthening cooperation across education, science, culture and information, with Zanzibar’s heritage and sustainable tourism emerging as an early focus. Its impact will ...
News Tanzania » Zanzibar North » Culture: Tanzania has been named Africa’s best destination for 2026, with the Serengeti and Zanzibar also taking top honours
From the endless plains of the Serengeti to Zanzibar’s powder-soft shores, Tanzania has long possessed the ingredients of an extraordinary escape. Now, the country’s remarkable blend of wilderness, ...
News Tanzania » Zanzibar North » Culture: Tanzania’s Abdulrazak Gurnah on writing: ‘I end up in Zanzibar’
Set during a period of political and social transition spanning pre- and post-independence in Zanzibar and Dar es Salaam, Tanzanian Nobel prize winner Abdulrazak Gurnah’s latest tome, Theft, out this ...
News Tanzania » Zanzibar North » Culture: Tanganyika and Zanzibar: Tanzania’s 60‑year‑old union may need a restructure
On 26 April 2024, Tanzania celebrated 60 years of the union between Tanganyika and Zanzibar. The union, which created the present-day United Republic of Tanzania, stands out among the longest lasting ...