Tag: Samia Suluhu Hassan

Political parties play an important role in a democracy. In addition to serving as the organizing force around which elections are contested, they provide avenues for citizen engagement in democratic ...

Tanzania's President, Samia Suluhu Hassan has been declared the winner of the country’s disputed presidential election with nearly 98 percent of the vote, securing another term in office amid days ...

Tanzania’s political landscape shifted dramatically on Wednesday after the country’s electoral commission disqualified the presidential candidate of its second-largest opposition party, narrowing the field to President Samia Suluhu Hassan and ...

A Tanzanian court has ordered that opposition figure Tundu Lissu be brought to court in person for his treason hearing next month, following protests over virtual proceedings and a hunger ...

Tanzania’s ruling party has nominated President Samia Suluhu Hassan as its candidate for the upcoming general elections in October, setting the stage for a pivotal vote. Hassan, who assumed office ...

On Thursday, March 30, 2023, U.S Vice President, Kamala Harris encouraged Tanzania’s fragile progress toward a more inclusive government. Harris arrived in Tanzania late Wednesday, March 29, 2023, from Ghana. ...

Tanzania’s President, Samia Suluhu Hassan, has cancelled Independence Day celebrations slated for Friday, December 9, 2022 and instructed that the budget instead be used to build dormitories for children with ...

President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, ended his visit to Tanzania with a moving tribute to President John Magufuli, who died in office in March ...

Tanzania’s Vice President, Samia Suluhu Hassan has been sworn in as the country’s first female President, after the sudden death of John Magufuli. Wearing a red hijab, she took her ...