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Within a couple of years, China is expected to surpass the U.S. as Africa\'s primary trading partner -- projecting a trading relationship of $100 billion a year.

The Citizen Newspaper Four youths were seriously injured in Tarime yesterday as supporters of rival parties clashed over a landing spot for campaign helicopters. The incident was the latest in a string of acts of violence that have rocked the area in campaigns for Sunday's by-election. The rival youths clashed after disagreeing over "landing rights" at a football ground in Tarime Town for helicopters used by the ruling CCM and opposition Chadema in campaigns. Four people were admitted to hospital with slash wounds. Chadema national chairman Freeman Mbowe was the first to use a helicopter on Wednesday to campaign for the party's parliamentary and civic candidates. CCM followed suit yesterday as tensions ahead of the by-election rose to fever pitch.

The Citizen Newspaper Do you want an 'original' national school examination certificate without having to sweat for it in an exam room? It's possible, The Citizen can reveal today. The brains behind this racket, which enables people who may have failed their examinations or who never even made it beyond primary school to acquire Ordinary and Advanced Level certificates, are doing lucrative business in Dar es Salaam. The well-established syndicate selling original and fake academic certificates rakes in millions of shillings every month.

Arusha Times : "The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in the country in collaboration with international sponsors has prepared a special program for “de-worming” and giving anti-bilharzia medication to six regions for children in primary schools in its second phase from 29/8/2008, according to the Arusha District Commissioner Evance Balama. Balama explained that Arusha district with 160 primary schools will have some 58,327 kids benefiting from the exercise and said a training seminar from two officials for each school would be held soon. Dr. Judith Msuya, the regional health officer assured the public that the drugs have been tested for their safety and validity as long as they are taken with a full stomach."