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Actually, even the village of ‘Bububu’ in Zanzibar acquired its name from the locals who used to refer the train as ‘Bu-Bu-Bu,’ imitating the chugging sound coming from the slow ancient steam engine.

Tourism authorities regarded the call as an indication of Kenya’s growing appeal within the cruise sector and an encouragement for continued international visitation.

Ocean acidification can be described as the reduction in the pH of the sea waters over an extended period of time, caused primarily by uptake of carbon dioxide (CO 2) from the atmosphere.

Zanzibar, the Islands found on the Indian Ocean Coastline of Tanzania have been found to be the cheaper alternative to Bora Bora, a cluster of Leeward Islands in the South Pacific.

The furthest south area along the east African coast that seems to have had regular contact with the broader Arabian Sea trade routes during the broadly classical period is somewhere near modern Dar es Salaam

The project aims to modernise port infrastructure that is essential to the economic development of the islands of the Union of the Comoros, facilitate trade and strengthen regional connectivity

The tender for the restoration work was awarded in the presence of Salem bin Muhammad Al Mahrouqi, the Oman Minister of Heritage and Tourism.