Zanzibar's state minister for emergencies Mohammed Aboud said the death toll from the disaster early on Saturday had risen to 190. His earlier estimate put the number of dead at 163. Aboud said rescue ...

A ferry with at least 280 passengers on board, including foreigners sank off the east African coast of the Zanzibar archipelago today, killing at least 15 people. The ferry, MV Skagit/Kalama, set sail ...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s vibrant coastal capital, serves as the main gateway for travelers heading to Zanzibar. The island sits about 50 miles off the coast of mainland Tanzania and is famous for ...

Zanzibar has vowed stern punishment for those responsible for overloading a ferry that capsized off the coast of east Africa, killing nearly 200 people. Rescue boats, helicopters and divers searched ...

Zanzibar today vowed stern punishment for those responsible for overloading a ferry that capsized off the coast of east Africa… Zanzibar today vowed stern punishment for those responsible for ...

This weekend the tiny islands of the Zanzibar archipelago made it on to the news pages of newspapers in the west rather than their usual spot in the travel sections. Early on Saturday morning, the MV ...

The death toll from Tanzania's ferry disaster could significantly rise after it emerged there were more than 1,000 passengers aboard the vessel when it capsized last week, the Zanzibar government said ...