An economic blackout was underway Friday as activists nationwide encouraged people not to spend their money at large corporations, retailers and fast-food chains for 24 hours.

Nine people including 8 children are dead and at least 78 others have been hospitalized after eating sea turtle meat on an East African island, multiple media outlets are reporting.

And unlike many other quality news outlets, ... The island of Zanzibar, just off the mainland of East Africa, receives 100,000 tourists each year, including many honeymooners.

Zanzibar Trading Co. is permanently closing after 26 years. Shown here is the import store's Broadway location, where it has operated for nearly five years.

Eight children and a woman have died after eating sea turtle meat in the Zanzibar archipelago. The authorities said that 78 people were hospitalised after eating the meal on Pemba Island.

And unlike many other quality news outlets, ... About 340 healers have been registered since Zanzibar, a region of Tanzania, passed the Traditional and Alternative Medicine Act in 2009.

Zanzibar has its own cabinet, known as the Revolutionary Council, and a 50-seat house of representatives. Elections, by popular vote, are held every five years. MEDIA ...

Eight children and 1 adult have died after eating sea turtle meat, which sickened an additional 78 people; The deaths occurred on Pemba Island in the Zanzibar Archipelago, where it is considered a ...