Many residents of Zanzibar, off the coast of Tanzania, can’t swim. A special program at “Burkini Island” is teaching Muslim girls how to swim with the aim of saving lives.

I walk down the charming Nungwi Beach in Zanzibar, taking in the heat and beauty, my toes in the pristine white sand. A perfect, uncrowded exotic place, especially during the low season and before ...

Nearly 200 people drowned when an overloaded ferry carrying some 800 people capsized and sank in the waters off the island of Zanzibar on Saturday, police said. It is Tanzania’s worst maritime ...