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As of now in recent international affairs regarding the U.S and Tanzania, a major drug kingpin by the name of  Ali Khatib Haji Hassan, or otherwise known as Shkuba, and two other men he works with will be extradited to the United States to faces pending charges. Shkuba was known to ship multi-tons of heroin and cocaine to Europe, North America, and Asia. He often attempts to bribe African government officials to avoid jail and prosecution but this time he may actually face punishment.
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Nairobi - Tanzania has ordered the extradition to the United States of an alleged drug kingpin said to have overseen a global network smuggling heroin and cocaine, a judicial source said on Friday.

The ruling on Ali Khatib Haji Hassan, known as Shkuba, and two other Tanzanian associates came on Wednesday at a court in Dar es Salaam after a request from the US, according to the source who spoke on condition of anonymity.

A judge "authorised the extradition of the three men to the United States to answer the charges against them. But they remain in Tanzania until the government organises their transfer," the source told AFP.

Hassan was designated a "major international drug kingpin" by the United States in 2016.

The US accuses him of smuggling "multi-ton shipments of heroin and cocaine to Africa, Europe, Asia, and North America via his East Africa-based drug trafficking organisation."

Hassan was arrested in Tanzania in 2014 for smuggling 210kg of heroin seized two years earlier.

According to a statement issued by US Treasury last year, he obtained large quantities of heroin from sources in south-west Asia, and cocaine from South American suppliers.

Since at least 2006, the statement said, Hassan has directed members of his network to send shipments of heroin to China, Europe, the United States and other destinations.

"Hassan served as the primary distributor for Tanzania-based drug traffickers who regularly received multi-hundred kilogramme maritime shipments of heroin from the Makran coast of Pakistan and Iran," it said.

"Hassan also oversaw an extensive drug network in Latin America that distributed South American cocaine into East Africa en route to Europe and China."

According to the statement Hassan had frequently attempted to bribe African government officials to avoid arrest and prosecution.

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Tanzania orders 'drug kingpin' be extradited to US

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Nairobi - Tanzania has ordered the extradition to the United States of an alleged drug kingpin said to have overseen a global network smuggling heroin and cocaine, a judicial source said on Friday.

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Around 50 million people live in Tanzania and its population consists of over 120 ethnic groups and subpopulations of Asian and European origins. The population also includes modern day hunter and gathers such as the Khosians from Maasai.

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Tanzania population 2017 | Current population of Tanzania

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Live statistics for population of Tanzania. Current population (estimated population data for 2017) and historical data for over 50 past years. Live births and deaths today and since the beginning of the year, net migration and population growth.

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Foods in Tanzania consists of grains, meats, dairy, and spices but usually, the food that the people of Tanzania eat is determined by where they live. Common grains include sorghum, cassava, and plantain but mostly corn and rice are consumed in Southwestern coastal regions. The most common meal Tanzanians enjoy is Ugali cornmeal porridge.  Meats that Tanzanians eat vary from goat, pork, and ducklings but usually, Tanzanians eat meat from whatever animal is available. Most Tanzanians are resourceful in putting together meals and can prepare dinners out of anything!
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Sweet potatoes are traditional produce of Tanzania. (Photo: sweet potato image by steveinnz from Fotolia.com )

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Tanzania is home 430 species and subspecies with a variety of animals such as zebras, elephants, wildebeests, buffaloes, hippos, giraffes, antelopes, dik-diks, gazelles, elands, kudus, lions, hyenas cheetahs and wild dogs. Tanzania also has a vast number of reptilians and insects and birds than hold significant meaning in Tanzania such as the Pemba green pigeon. Needless to say, Tanzania has a very diverse animal and critter population and is one of the many great things about Tanzania

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Most of Tanzania is covered with grasslands, plains and rolling hills, but Tanzania is also quite mountainous and located in the far northeastern region where it is bordered by some of Africa's largest lakes. Africa's highest peak Mount Kilimanjaro is also located in Tanzania and is 19,340 ft. (5,895 m) tall! Also, the world's largest intact caldera  Ngorongoro is located in Tanzania and forms a bowl about 265 sq km with sides up to 600m (1,960 ft) deep. A caldera is a volcanic feature left that forms when a volcano collapses on itself. Click on the link below to read more about Tanzania's geography!

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The flag of Tanzania has a rich history and background to it. The flag was obtained in December of 1964 after Tanzania gained its freedom from the British. The flag is a merging of the two former countries, Tanganyika and Zanzibar who merged in 1946. The colors adopted from both former flags were brought together to represent equality and respect. The colors of the flag are green, black, blue and gold and each color holds a significant meaning.
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This article briefly discovers key historical events that have occurred in Tanzania such as, the discovery of some of the oldest and first human fossils being found in Olduvai Gorge in northern Tanzania, with the fossils being over 2 million years old. The fossils belonged to members of Tanzania's early hunter-gather society. Tanzania was also at the forefront of anti-colonial and neo-colonial behavior, which helped preserve Tanzania's rich history!

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Tanzania has always played a pivotal role in African history. From being the location of some of the earliest human fossils ever found to being the vanguard of anti-colonial and -neocolonial activity, the country's history has helped shape the continent and how Africans view themselves.

Prehistory: Some of the oldest human settlements have been unearthed in Tanzania, with the oldest human fossils near Olduvai Gorge (Oldupai) in northern Tanzania, being over 2 million years old. Hunter-gatherer communities who spoke Khoisan populated Tanzania about 10,000 years ago.

600 B.C. - 400 B.C.: Bantu-speaking peoples move into the area east of Lake Victoria.

1699: Portuguese ousted from Zanzibar by Omani Arabs.

1884: German Colonisation Society begins to acquire territory on the mainland.

1886 - Britain and Germany sign an agreement allowing Germany to set up a sphere of influence over mainland Tanzania, except for parts of the coast and Zanzibar.

1905-06 - German troops suppress a revolt by the indigenous Maji Maji.

1916: British, Belgian and South African troops occupy most of German East Africa.

1919: League of Nations gives Britain a mandate over Tanganyika - today's mainland Tanzania.

1929: Tanganyika African Association founded.

1954: Julius Nyerere and Oscar Kambona transform the Tanganyika African Association into the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU).

Independence

1961: Tanganyika becomes independent with Julius Nyerere as prime minister.

1962: Tanganyika becomes a republic with Nyerere as president.

1963: Zanzibar becomes independent.

1964: Sultanate of Zanzibar overthrown by Afro-Shirazi Party (ASP) in a violent, left-wing revolution; Tanganyika and Zanzibar merge to become Tanzania with Nyerere as president and Afro-Shirazi leader Abeid Amani Karume as vice-president.

Socialism

1967: Nyerere issues the Arusha Declaration, which launches drive for socialist economic self-reliance.

1977: TANU and Zanzibar's Afro-Shirazi Party (ASP) merge to become the Party of the Revolution, also known as Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), which is proclaimed as the only legal party.

1978: Ugandans temporarily occupy a piece of Tanzanian territory.

1979: Tanzanian forces invade Uganda, occupying the capital, Kampala, and help to oust President Idi Amin.

1985: Mr Nyerere retires and is replaced by the president of Zanzibar, Ali Mwinyi.

1992: Constitution amended to allow multi-party politics.

1995: Benjamin Mkapa chosen as president in Tanzania's first multi-party election.

1998 August - Al-Qaeda Islamist terror group bombs US embassies in Tanzania and Kenya.

2000: Mkapa elected for a second term, winning 72% of the vote.

2001: Tanzanian police shoot dead two people in Zanzibar while raiding the offices in Zanzibar town of the Civic United Front. Front chairman Ibrahim Lipumba charged with unlawful assembly and disturbing the peace.

Zanzibar violence

2001, January: At least 31 people are killed and another 100 arrested in Zanzibar in protests against the government's banning of opposition rallies calling for fresh elections; government sends in troops.

2001, March: Governing CCM and main Zanzibari opposition Civic United Front agree to form joint committee to restore calm and to encourage return of refugees from Kenya.

2001, April: Tens of thousands of opposition supporters march through the commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, in the first major joint demonstration by opposition parties in decades.

2001, July: Huge new gold mine, Bulyanhulu, opens near northern town of Mwanza, making Tanzania Africa's third largest producer of gold.

2001, November: Presidents of Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya launch regional parliament and court of justice in Arusha to legislate on matters of common interest such as trade and immigration.

2005, March-April: Political violence in semi-autonomous Zanzibar ahead of voter registration for October poll.

2005, October: Governing CCM wins Zanzibar elections. Opposition Civic United Front claims vote-rigging and announces an indefinite boycott of Zanzibar's parliament.

2005, December: Jakaya Kikwete, foreign minister and ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi candidate, wins presidential elections.

2006: The African Development Bank announces the cancellation of more than $640m of debt owed by Tanzania, saying it was impressed with Tanzania's economic record and the level of accountability of public finance.

2008: Central Bank Governor Daudi Ballali is sacked after an international audit finds the bank made improper payments of more than $120m (£60m) to local companies.

2008, February: President Kikwete dissolves cabinet following corruption scandal which forced the prime minister and two ministers to resign.

2009, November: Main opposition party in Zanzibar, Civic United Forum, ends five-year boycott of the island's parliament ahead of upcoming elections.

2010, July: Tanzania joins its neighbours in forming a new East African Common Market, intended to integrate the region's economy.

2010, October: President Kikwete wins re-election.

2012, March: The Statoil and Exxon Mobil oil exploration companies make major discovery of gas reserves off the coast of Tanzania.

2012, August: Tanzania confirms 36 Iranian oil tankers have been using Tanzanian flags to evade US and EU economic sanctions on Iran's crude oil exports. The US warns Tanzania that it could face sanctions unless the flag operation stops.

2015: Works Minister John Magufuli of the governing CCM wins presidential election by large margin over former prime minister Edward Lomassa.

2016: Tanzania and Uganda agree to build East Africa's first major oil pipeline.

Sources: BBC, Time Magazine

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TIMELINE: Tanzania's historical events - African Business Magazine

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Tanzania has always played a pivotal role in African history. From being the location of some of the earliest human fossils ever found to being the vanguard of anti-colonial and -neocolonial activity, the country's history has helped shape the continent and how Africans view themselves.

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The article below discusses general information and facts about the East African country Tanzania like the Capital of Tanzania, currency, major religions, leaders, and languages. Click the link below to explore Tanzania!

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Tanzania has been spared the internal strife that has blighted many African states.

Domestic stability has not translated into economic prosperity for Tanzanians, however. Many of its people live below the World Bank poverty line, although the country has had some success in wooing donors and investors.

Tanzania is home to two renowned tourism destinations - Africa's highest mountain, Kilimanjaro, and wildlife-rich national parks such as the Serengeti - but has become a target for poachers.

Conservationists have warned that the entire elephant population could die out by the end of the decade if they continue to be killed for their ivory at the current rate.

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FACTS

LEADERS
President: John Magufuli
Nicknamed "The Bulldozer" for his energetic road-building drive and reputation for honesty as minister, President John Magufuli stood on promises to boost economic performance and, like the opposition, fight corruption.

But he was expected to face stiff resistance on the last count from civil servants from within his own Chama Cha Mapinduzi party, which has run Tanzania since independence.

His other major election pledges - to tackle youth unemployment and establish free primary and secondary education - will to a large degree depend on cautious management of resources.

Mr Magufuli also faces rising political discontent on the island of Zanzibar, where local elections had to be scrapped over vote-rigging allegations shortly before he took office.

MEDIA

Laws encourage self-censorship while threats and attacks against journalists hinder critical reporting, according to US-based Freedom House.

That has not stopped the country's media scene from developing: once small and largely state-controlled, the media industry has grown rapidly following the advent of the multi-party era in the mid-1990s.

Television was a latecomer, with state TV launched only in 2001.

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TIMELINE
Some key dates in Tanzania's history:
1498 - Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama visits Tanzanian coast. Portugal succeeds in controlling most of the East African coast, until it is ousted from Zanzibar in 1699 by Omani Arabs.

1884 - German Colonisation Society begins to acquire territory, ushering in an era of German control over mainland Tanzania, while Britain enjoys a protectorate over Zanzibar.

1916 - British, Belgian and South African troops occupy German East Africa. Three years later, the League of Nations gives Britain a mandate over Tanganyika - today's mainland Tanzania.

1961 - Tanganyika becomes independent with Julius Nyerere as prime minister; Zanzibar gains independence in 1963.

1978 - Ugandans temporarily occupy a piece of Tanzanian territory and, in 1979, Tanzanian forces invade Uganda, occupying the capital, Kampala, and help to oust President Idi Amin.

1992 - Constitution amended to allow multi-party politics.

1998 - Al-Qaeda Islamist terror group bombs US embassies in Tanzania and Kenya.

2001 - At least 31 people are killed and another 100 arrested in Zanzibar in protests against the government's banning of opposition rallies calling for fresh elections. Later the same year, tens of thousands of opposition supporters march through the commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, in the first major joint demonstration by opposition parties in decades.

2012 - The Statoil and Exxon Mobil oil exploration companies make major discovery of gas reserves off the coast of Tanzania.

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Tanzania has been spared the internal strife that has blighted many African states. Domestic stability has not translated into economic prosperity for Tanzanians, however. Many of its people live below the World Bank poverty line, although the country has had some success in wooing donors and investors.