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Mwanza

Town in northern Tanzania, located in a deep inlet on the south shore of Lake Victoria; population (2002) 209,800. It is the administrative focus for the densely settled Mwanza region, and the port is the capital of Mwanza Region, handling much of the country's trade across Lake Victoria with Kenya and Uganda. It is linked by rail with Dodoma and Dar es Salaam. Industries include meat packing and the manufacture of cotton textiles. The East African Institute for Medical Research was founded in Mwanza in 1949.



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Chris and I flew to Mwanza - the nearest mainland town to Ukerewe - to see whether we could get the lorry released.
Mrs Joseph travelled for 17 hours by bus to the specialist clinic from the Mwanza region, leaving her four-year-old daughter at home with her husband.
The chairman of the Tanzania Albino Society in the Mwanza region said the men were arrested but a court later let them off, arguing that it could not be established whether they were guilty of abuse.
 
 
 
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