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 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…
Poultry farmers in Kenya decry Uganda, Tanzania unfair…
Poultry farmers in Kenya want the Ministry of Trade to intervene on the discriminative tariff by the Uganda on chicken meat. Uganda Revenue Authority has in the past two years charged Kenyan chicken meat exports…
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.…
Tanzania opposition demand updated virus stats
A Tanzanian opposition figure and leader of the Alliance for Change and Transparency has called on the government to publish updated infection figures of the novel coronavirus. This comes as President John Magufuli announces that…
Tanzania’s President banks on prayers as cases drop
Tanzanian President John Magufuli has continued to attend political rallies around the country this week, as he seeks a second term during the COVID-19 pandemic. He insisted that his government was winning the battle against…
Tanzania: president’s son recovers from COVID-19
The number of people infected with the coronavirus is reported to have dropped considerably in Tanzania. It’s a delightful news that Tanzanian President John Magufuli is hoping to announce this Sunday. Magufuli stated that one…
Faulty’ tests of truck drivers: Tanzania accuses Kenya…
The Tanzanian region of Arusha says Kenya is engaging in actions meant to affect its tourist potential by issuing faulty COVID-19 test results for cross-country truck drivers. Regional commissioner Mrisho Gambo in a statement of…
Kenya shuts Somalia and Tanzania borders to stem…
The president of Kenya on Saturday announced its borders with neighbouring Somalia and Tanzania would be closed as the African country continued to battle the coronavirus outbreak. In a briefing, Uhuru Kenyatta said the border…
Tanzania Sees Economic Growth could fall to 4%…
Tanzania’s economic growth could fall to 4% this calender year due to effects of the coronavirus pandemic, according to Finance Minister Philip Mpango. Economic expansion “could further decline depending on the extent of the impact…
Comoros thanks Madagascar for supply of COVID-Organics
The Comorian president Azali Assoumani thanked the people of Madagascar and President Rajoelina for donation of COVID-Organics, the purported virus preventative and curative mixture. Also included in the Malagasy donation were doses of chloroquine and…
Tanzania receives COVID-Organics, the Madagascar virus ‘cure’
Barely a week since President Magufuli of Tanzania said the country was interested in COVID-Organics, the Malagasy preventive / curative, potion for coronavirus, a consignment was delivered on Friday according to reports. The donation comes…
I will not put Dar es Salaam on…
Dar es Salaam. Tanzanian President John Magufuli has ruled out the possibility of locking down the country's commercial hub, Dar es Salaam, even as the novel coronavirus continues to spread. “There are those who have…
