A WOMAN who mutilated the genitals of hundreds of young girls has revealed she has surrendered her tools as part of an Irish Aid campaign against the practice.

The Government has announced funding of over €1.5m to help authorities in Tanzania reduce the number of babies and mothers who die during and immediately after childbirth.

A train crash in central Tanzania has killed at least 15 people, according to an official.

An out-of-control passenger train going backwards slammed into an oncoming cargo train in central Tanzania, and at least 100 people on the packed train were reported dead.