Stone Town — Sheikh Is-haka Vuai leads a group of imams in openly opposing child marriage in his community. It is not an easy role, he says. "About six of my madrassa students between the ages of 15 ...

Nairobi — THE ZANZIBAR government has passed a law that outlaws gay and lesbian practices in the Isles, and imposes severe penalties for same sex cohabitation. Offenders face prison terms of up to ...

Tanzanian authorities are carrying out physical examinations on 10 men suspected of homosexual activity on the island of Zanzibar, according to police. The group were arrested last week after police ...

Ten men have been arrested for allegedly conducting a same-sex marriage ceremony on the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar. The arrests were made on Saturday night at a beach resort, a senior police officer ...