News stories by Kizito Makoye, page 9

PANGANI, Tanzania, Oct 18 (IPS) - Conflicts over water are increasing in the sprawling Pangani River Basin in northeastern Tanzania as farmers and herders jostle for dwindling water resources in the face of climate change.

DAR ES SALAAM, Aug 15 (IPS) - The Chinese characters boldly painted on a supermarket poster in Tanzania's commercial capital Dar es Salaam say a lot about the growing influence of China on this east African nation.