Mariam Said Ali, a 33-year-old mother of three, stood barefoot on the sun-scorched shore of Tumbatu island, a bundle of seaweed clutched in her hands. Behind her, the vast Indian Ocean shimmered under ...

One of the three islands that makes up the Tanzanian archipelago of Zanzibar, Tumbatu, has more than 20,000 inhabitants but no functioning roads or cars. BBC Africa's Tulanana Bohela reports. 'I'm 50 ...

Every morning, after completing her household chores, Fatma Haji Silima tunes in to Tumbatu FM, her favorite community radio station in Zanzibar. For years, she has dedicated an hour from 9 a.m. to ...

Members of Turkiye Diyanet Foundation (TDV) distribute meat from sacrificed animals to needy people during the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) on August 23, 2018 in Tumbatu island, ...

IT is just last year when some Tanzanians in diaspora introduced a plan to construct a sea bridge to link Unguja Island and Dar es Salaam, the country's business city. The idea sparked a lot of debate ...

One of the three islands that makes up the Tanzanian archipelago of Zanzibar, Tumbatu, has more than 20,000 inhabitants but no functioning roads or cars. BBC Africa's Tulanana Bohela reports.