The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), the country’s premier Film Trade Association Body, has announced good news for cinema lovers on the occasion of the International Cinema Day. Opeyemi Ajayi, the chairman of the Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), said in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos that cinema lovers would enjoy discounted […]
Popular Resistance leader Tundu Lissu in Tanzania has been sent to exile in Belgium due to the political unrest in the country. His followers has caused great mischief in the country, which as seen him sent to exile in a foreign country. Nothing to mess with in the wake of enduring a 2017 death endeavor […]
It was a day mixed emotion for the citizens of Tanzania, as some were happy while others were unsure of the political capabilities of President John Magufuli. President Magufuli was sworn in yesterday, for a second term in office. The inauguration had mixed reaction amongst the citizen of the country. Omary Masito, a Tanzanian resident, […]
President John Magufuli has been sworn in, as the president of Tanzania for a second term in office. Like every African president seeking re-election, he defeated his closest challengers with a wide margin, to retain his position as president in the just concluded elections. His introduction in Dodoma, the Tanzanian capital, went on in spite […]
President John Magufuli has been re-elected as the president of Tanzania for a second term. Magufuli pulled a landslide victory against every opposition possible. President Magufuli has been undoubtedly been the utmost favourite for the elections has he has had a successful campaigns against all opposition in Tanzania, Magufuli pulled 84% of the total which […]
The Amnesty International alleges in a document posted on Monday that Tanzanian President John Magufuli’s authorities is actively repressing the political opposition as rapidly-passed legal guidelines restricting the freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association are being weaponized to control and stifle anyone inside the populace that opposes the modern head of state. A tactic […]
East African countries Uganda and Tanzania signed the Host Government Agreement (HGA) for the building of the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project. The signing of the settlement took area on Sunday in Chato in the northwest of Tanzania in a ceremony attended by means of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and his Tanzanian counterpart […]
Tanzania President John Magufuli will recognize the constitutional presidential time period limit, CCM secretary-general Bashiru Ally stated yesterday. “You have labored carefully with the people, and you will be voted into office by the same people. You are now not the variety of a man or woman with a tendency to dangle on to power, […]
Thousands of Tanzanians attended the funeral mass to honour the former President Benjamin Mkapa, who handed away early Friday at age 81, after struggling from malaria and a coronary heart attack. Alongside his family, many political figures of the East African country, such as modern-day President John Magufuli. The president of Tanzania spoke at Mkapa’s […]
Tanzania opposition politician Tundu Lissu jetted back to the country Monday with hundreds of supporters showing up at the airport to welcome him home. Tundu returns home from Belgium where he spent three years seeking medical attention following an aggressive attack that saw him shot six time. He was stripped of his parliamentary seat while […]
Tanzania’s former President Benjamin William Mkapa, 81, is dead, President John Magufuli has announced. Mkapa died on Friday at a Tanzanian hospital. In a statement, Magufuli advised Tanzanians to stay calm. “It is with a heavy heart that we have obtained the information of Mkapa’s passing,” he said. Mkapa led Tanzania from 1995 to 2005 […]
One opposition leader was shot 16 times and fled the country. Another had his leg broken by unknown assailants and his newspaper was shut down. A third, the country’s most prominent, has been banned for a year from making so-called “seditious statements,” or what others might call dissent. But he’s speaking out anyway. With Tanzania […]
Chama Cha Mapinduzi, CCM; Tanzania’s ruling part has endorsed the candidature of President John Pombe Magufuli for upcoming presidential polls. The president doubles as the CCM national chairman. His endorsement was at a National Congress in the capital Dodoma today, July 11. He also affirmed the choice of Samia Suluhu as his running mate. Magufuli […]
A small-scale miner in Tanzania has become an overnight millionaire after unearthing two of the biggest rough tanzanite gemstones ever found. Tanzania’s government bought the book-sized stones weighing 20 pounds (9 kg) and 11 pounds (5 kg) from miner Saniniu Laizer for $3.4 million. Minerals Minister Doto Biteko said on state television Wednesday the government […]
The U.S. criticized Tanzania’s arrest of eight opposition leaders during their party meeting on Wednesday, saying the action stifles democratic norms. ACT-Wazalendo party leader Zitto Kabwe and other members were taken by authorities, citing alleged illegal assembly.“The police detained us for more than 30 hours,” Zitto told reporters, adding it was politically motivated. Political tensions […]
A former Tanzanian foreign minister is set to challenge president John Magufuli, for the ruling party’s nomination for presidential candidate ahead of keenly awaited polls. Bernard Membe has asked the Central Committee of the governing Chama Cha Mapinduzi, CCM, party to allow him challenge the incumbent for the party’s candidature. The CCM party has governed […]
Tanzania’s main opposition leader was attacked by unidentified assailants as he entered his home late at night, officials with his party said Tuesday, just months ahead of a general election and as opposition figures face alleged harassment. Freeman Mbowe, the leader of the opposition in parliament and chairman of the Chadema party, was rushed to […]
President John Magufuli of Tanzania has declared the East African country “coronavirus-free”. This is coming after the World Health Organization (WHO) expressed concern over the government’s strategy on the pandemic. Tanzania refused to publish daily data on the number of coronavirus cases in the country. Magufuli, however, attributed the claimed success over the worldwide pandemic […]
Tanzanian President Magufuli’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic bears many of the hallmarks of his leadership to date—but magnified. As has proved true elsewhere, the crisis has cast the status quo in a new—and sharper—light. The Tanzanian government at first seemed poised for concerted and timely action against the virus spread. As the first cases […]