Stories written by Arnaud Bebien
Arnaud Bebien is a French writer based in Tanzania since 2008. He contributes to a number of francophone media outlets, including IPS’s French service.

TANZANIA-INDIA: A Rewarding Relationship

By Arnaud Bebien
The Indian prime minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, concludes a three-day visit to Tanzania on May 28. Singh arrived in Dar es Salaam from the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, where he took part in the Second India-Africa Forum Summit, which began on May 20.
Overfishing on Lake Victoria has diminished stocks of a valuable alien species, the Nile perch. Credit: Arnaud Bébien/IPS

EAST AFRICA: Protecting Lake Victoria’s Top Predator

By Arnaud Bebien
Coordinated conservation measures to arrest the steep decline of stocks of Nile perch in Lake Victoria are showing encouraging results - for fish, if not for fishing communities around the lake.

EDUCATION-TANZANIA: Pregnant Teens Forced Out of School

By Arnaud Bebien
Pregnancy is the leading cause of dropouts for school girls in Tanzania. And a national law forbidding young mothers to return to school after giving birth did not make it any easier for them to continue their education.


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