The president of Zanzibar, a Tanzanian semi-autonomous province, has stated that COVID-19 vaccines will be imported soon. This pits the region against the federal government, which has yet to authorize a COVID vaccination. The…

President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania has pardoned 5,001 prisoners serving sentences in various correctional facilities throughout the country. 1,516 of these inmates have been released after a quarter of their sentences were…

Uganda, Tanzania, and the oil companies Total and CNOOC signed agreements on Sunday to begin construction of a $3.5 billion crude pipeline to transport crude from western Uganda's fields to foreign markets. Since Britain’s Tullow…

Tanzania's delegation for the tripartite meeting with Uganda and oil firm Total arrived in Kampala on Friday, ahead of the crude oil pipeline contract being signed on Sunday. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni announced the meeting…

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan plans to convene an expert committee to assess the Covid-19 pandemic and advise the government on how to proceed. Tanzania, according to President Suluhu, needs a straightforward and…

Although Christians around the world anticipate Easter on April 4, the Tanzanian Police Force has stated that it does not expect to see the same level of celebrations as in previous years. “But it is our hope that Easter mass will be…

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has named veteran diplomat Liberata Mulamula to replace Professor Palamagamba Kabudi as Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on Wednesday.  Before her new role, Ms Mulamula…

Tanzania got its first female president following the death of John Pombe Magufuli, who died at the age of 61, due to a heart condition. President Samia Suluhu Hassan was the country’s vice president and has been described as someone…

The government would endorse the late president's wish to raise Chato to regional status if it meets the requirements for promotion. At a burial ceremony last week, leaders paid their final respects to the late John…

The President of Tanzania, John Pombe Magufuli has died at the age of 61, the government announced on Wednesday in a live television address. The country’s Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan said the leader had died of a heart…