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Tanzania’s new President Samia Suluhu on Tuesday announced she will form a technical committee on COVID-19. She said the team of experts will examine the state of COVID-19 in the country and advise the government on how to respond to the pandemic. Speaking during the swearing-in of various leaders…

Controversial Malawian televangelist Shepherd Bushiri and his family are mourning the death of his 8-year-old daughter Israella. Israella, who was battling an undisclosed illness, died weeks after she was flown to Nairobi, Kenya for specialized surgery.  Bushiri broke the news of his daughter’…

Tanzanian police say at least 45 people died in a stampede during the public viewing of the body of the late President John Pombe Magufuli in Dar es Salaam on March 21st. Speaking on Tuesday, Dar es Salaam Special Police Zone Commander Lazaro Mambosasa said a further 37 people were injured during…

Tanzania’s new President Samia Suluhu Hassan has suspended the Director-General of Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) Deusdedit Kakoko over alleged embezzlement of Sh3.6 billion. While announcing the move on Sunday, Suluhu said the agency was adversely mentioned in the Controller and Auditor General’s…

Five members of the same family died in a stampede during the public viewing of the body of the late Tanzania President John Joseph Pombe Magufuli. The incident occurred after thousands of mourners forced their way into the packed Uhuru Stadium in Dar es Salaam on Monday to pay their last respects…

US Vice President Kamala Harris has congratulated Samia Hassan Suluhu following her swearing-in as the new President of Tanzania on Friday.  Through Twitter on Saturday, Harris said the US is ready to work with Suluhu to strengthen ties between the two nations. Suluhu, 61, made history by…

Tanzania Vice-President Samia Hassan Suluhu has been sworn-in as the country’s first female President. Suluhu replaces John Pombe Magufuli, who died of Chronic Atrial Fibrillation at Mzena State Hospital in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday evening. She was sworn-in in accordance with Article 37 (5)…

Tanzania opposition leader Tundu Lissu has spoken out following the death of President Pombe Magufuli. Lissu, who was the first person to raise questions on Magufuli’s whereabouts and health status, said the news of his passing did not catch him by surprise. “I have received the news of President…

Samia Hassan Suluhu is set to become Tanzania’s first female president following the death of John Pombe Magufuli on Wednesday. Suluhu, who made history as the country’s first female vice-president when Magufuli was elected in 2015, will be sworn-in as the new president as per the Tanzanian…

Tanzania President John Pombe Magufuli is dead. His death was announced by Tanzanian Vice President Samia Suluhu in a televised address on Wednesday night.  Suluhu said Magufuli, 61, was hospitalized on March 6th at Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute and succumbed to heart complications at…