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Tanzania’s president to meet opposition leaders

– – Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has announced her intention to meet opposition leaders in the country. Speaking in the Tanzanian parliament, President Samia said deliberations with the opposition on a way forward for the country will be useful. When she took over from the late President John Magufuli, the opposition wished her well and said it was hopeful… Read More
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Tanzania’s President picks finance minister as her veep

– – Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Tuesday picked Finance Minister Philip Isdor Mpango as her vice-president. The Tanzanian parliament has subsequently confirmed Mpango’s appointment as the vice to President Hassan. Mpango’s appointment was made public by the country’s speaker of parliament and put to a vote for approval on Tuesday. President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania has nominated the… Read More
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Tanzania’s new president sacks ports boss over $1.8m rot

– – Tanzania’s new President Samia Suluhu Hassan has suspended the Director-General of the country’s ports authority. Deusdedit Kakoko has been suspended after an audit report showed an embezzlement of government funds at the state corporation. This is her first key decision of President Samia since assuming office after the death of John Magafuli. She has expressed concern that the ports authority had… Read More
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Tanzania’s former president John Magufuli buried

Instead of following science, he didn’t encourage the adherence to safety protocols, urging people to pray and consider the virus devilish. Last year, President Magufuli declared his country “coronavirus-free” saying the success was due to prayers by citizens. He told worshippers in a church that “The corona disease has been eliminated thanks to God.” President John Magufuli warned health officials in his… Read More
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Tanzanians pay respects to late President John Magufuli

– – Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Saturday led mourners in paying their last respects to her predecessor John Magufuli, who died suddenly this week after an illness shrouded in mystery. Mourners lined the streets of Dar es Salaam to bid farewell to the late President, some of them weeping and throwing flower petals as the casket, towed on… Read More
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Tanzania’s new president calls for unity after Magufuli’s death

– – Tanzania has received a lot of global attention for months now due to its approach towards fighting the coronavirus pandemic, but the death of its former president, John Magufuli climaxed that. John Magufuli was not willing to embrace science to fight the pandemic and attracted a lot of criticisms from his critics. Now the country’s new President, Samia… Read More
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Africans mourn death of Tanzania’s President John Magufuli

– – Tributes have been pouring in for Tanzania’s President John Magufuli who died of heart attack at the age of 61. The country’s Vice-President Samia Suluhu Hassan made the announcement in an address on state television on Wednesday evening. She said President Magufuli died hours earlier on Wednesday from heart complications at a hospital in Dar es Salaam. BREAKING:… Read More
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Tanzania’s President John Magufuli is dead

– – The President of Tanzania, John Magufuli has died, according to the government ending days of speculations about his whereabouts. The country’s vice president, Samia Suluhu said on live television on Wednesday evening that Magufuli succumbed to heart disease in Dar Es Salaam. BREAKING: Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli is dead. Vice president Samia Suluhu says Magufuli succumbed to… Read More
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Search for Tanzania’s ‘missing’ President continues amid opposition query

– – On Monday, Vice-President Samia Suluhu Hassan told Tanzanians not to listen to rumours and urged them to remain united. “It’s quite normal for anybody to be afflicted by illness, to contract flu or a fever… this is the time for Tanzanians to be united through prayer,” she said. But her response is just one of a few from… Read More
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Tanzania police makes arrests over missing president rumour

But Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa rejected those reports saying “Tanzanians should be at peace. Your president is around, healthy, working hard. To spread rumours that he is sick is just an outcome of hate.” – – The prime minister added that the president has been busy at work indoors reviewing files. “I have decided to say this to give hope to Tanzanians… Read More