She adjusts her goggles, places a snorkel across her forehead, and wades into the chest-deep waters off Jambiani village in Zanzibar. The Indian Ocean is her livelihood now, its waves offering a ...

Seaweed farming had long been a lifeline for Zanzibar's coastal women, but rising ocean temperatures have made the crops nearly impossible to grow. In their place, farmers have turned to sea sponges.

Unguja. The President of Zanzibar, Dr Hussein Ali Mwinyi, reaffirmed his government's commitment to creating opportunities for women at all levels to achieve gender equality, urging them to actively ...