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…
Tanzania: Tundu Lissu Back In Belgium In Exile
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…
Mixed Emotions At Magufuli’s Inauguration
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…
Tanzania: President Magufuli Set To Begin Second Term
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…
Tanzania: President John Magufuli wins Election For A…
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…
Foul Play in Tanzanian Politics – Amnesty Intertional
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…
Uganda, Tanzania sign a crude oil pipeline construction…
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…
Politics: You are neither Tanzania’s president for life…
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…
NEWS: Tanzania bids former President Benjamin Mkapa farewell
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…
Tanzania: Tundu Lissu jets back from Belgium after…
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…
NEWS: Former President of Tanzania Mkapa is dead
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…
Tanzania opposition considering united front to unseat Magufuli
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…
Breaking: Tanzania president endorsed for re-election, rejects third…
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…
Tanzania miner pockets $3.4m for two gemstones
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…
US slams Tanzania for opposition members arrest
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…
Ex-Tanzania minister to challenge Magufuli for ruling party…
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…
NEWS: Tanzania opposition leader hospitalized after attack by…
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…
President Magufuli declares Tanzania free of Coronavirus
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…
Tanzania – President Magufuli’s pandemic response
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.…
