Olympic Torch Dar es Salaam

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- Scheduled for April 13, 2008
- Will follow a course in and around Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- The only leg of the relay in Africa
- Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai withdrew from participation offering support to the many Protesters

The Olympic Torch Relay continued to Tanzania with a section in and around Dar es Salaam on April 13, 2008. Olympic officials are expected this leg of the really, the only in Africa, to be calmer than previous visits to Paris and San Francisco, both of which were marked with Protests. However, Kenyan Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai stated she would not participate, publicly giving support to the ongoing protests. Despite this, the event was quiet and no protesters managed to disrupt the course of the Relay.

Olympic Torch Dar es Salaam News
- Topix.net: Olympic Torch Dar es Salaam
- Google News: Olympic Torch Dar es Salaam
- allAfrica: Torch Keeps Protesters at Bay in Dar (April 14, 2008)
- Xinhua News: Olympic Torch Completes Relay in Tanzania (April 13, 2008)
- CNN: Olympic Torch Relay Cheered in Tanzania (April 12, 2008)
- The Earth Times: Kenyan Nobel Laureate Quits Olympic Relay (April 11, 2008)
  - "Kenyan Nobel peace prize laureate Wangari Maathai threw her support behind activists protesting China's role in Tibet and Sudan's Darfur region by declining to be a part of the Olympic torch relay in Tanzania this weekend"
- Agence France-Presse: Nobel Laureate Maathai Withdraws From Olympic Relay (April 11, 2008)
- Xinhua News: Ugandan Track Queen Steps Up Training for Olympic Torch Relay (April 7, 2008)
  - "The Commonwealth steeplechase champion is expected to leave for Dar es Salaam on April 12 and will carry the torch over two kilometers through the streets of the Tanzanian capital city."
- Xinhua News: Dar-es-Salaam Olympic Torch Bearers Selected (March 26, 2008)
- People's Daily: Dar es Salaam Honored to Be Only African City to Host Torch (April 28, 2007)
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