Background: Shortly after independence, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule came to an end in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and popular opposition have led to two contentious elections since 1995, which the ruling party won despite international observers' claims of voting irregularities.
June 18th 2008Africa » Tanzania » West » Mbeya Sorry that it has been so long since we have put anything on the blog.
Things continue to go well here in Africa. We have just started our annual preacher’s seminar today which will last th ... 19 photos[full story]
May 10th 2008Africa » Tanzania » West » Mbeya Malawi was fun, though very hilly, but then I didn't realise how hilly the Poloto mountains in Tanzania would be.
There was an interesting 8km climb, which took a long time. Reaching the top all the ... [full story]
April 1st 2008Africa » Tanzania » West » Mbeya Chimala Mission, Hospital, and Schools
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Chimala Newsletter - Jason and Madesha Stapleton - March 2008
I hope this ... 8 photos[full story]
February 26th 2008Africa » Tanzania » West » Mbeya I wrote this a few weeks back but our internet service wasn’t working so well so I never got a chance to publish it.
Another week has come and gone and all is well. At times it’s ha ... 6 photos[full story]
February 10th 2008Africa » Tanzania » West » Mbeya
We boarded the plane January 18th and arrived here in Tanzania on the 20th. By far it was the most eventful, tiresome trip we have ever made.
It started out with the cancellation of our first ... [full story]
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