We shall neither smile nor sneer at Magufuli’s funeral
(AFP) By Gawaya Tegulle Still beats me how one decides to become a judge but does not have the stomach, or the gall to make tough...
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- Mar 19, 2021
Samia Suluhu Hassan - Tanzania's new president
(AFP) On Wednesday evening she had the task of announcing to Tanzanians that President John Magufuli had died and now Vice-President...
- Mar 18, 2021
Tanzania’s populist President John Magufuli has died at 61
In this Saturday, July 11, 2015 file photo, Tanzania's then public works minister and presidential candidate John Magufuli speaks at an...
- Mar 17, 2021
Tanzania politicians flee to Kenya, police arrest four people
By Washington Gikunju & the Citizen Four Tanzanian opposition politicians have fled to Kenya, citing safety concerns, even as President...
- Mar 16, 2021
Vice President urges calm as Tanzania’s leader still unseen
In this July 11, 2020 file photo, Tanzania's President John Magufuli speaks at the national congress of his ruling Chama cha Mapinduzi...
- Mar 12, 2021
Tanzania: Growing pressure on government to reveal Magufuli’s condition
It’s been nearly two weeks since Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has made a public appearance. The last public event he attended was...
- Mar 11, 2021
Politicians ask about health of Tanzania’s populist leader
In this Wednesday. Oct. 28, 2020 file photo, Tanzania's President John Magufuli stands in line to cast his vote in the presidential...
- Mar 10, 2021
Tanzania: Magufuli’s absence prompts concerns about a ‘Covid-19 diagnosis’
Tanzania President President John Magufuli at the climax of his election campaign on Tuesday, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. (AP Photo) Intense...
- Mar 8, 2021
As deaths increase, archbishop says Tanzania must admit COVID-19 exists
Workers prepare protective face shields from recycled plastics at the Zaidi Recyclers workshop in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, May 21, 2020,...
- Mar 5, 2021
Mine that produced Queen's diamond investigates claims of abuses by guards
Petra Diamonds already faces court action on similar grounds, as its contractors are accused of continued assaults on illegal miners...
- Mar 4, 2021
Tanzania: Priests and nuns die in Tanzania with COVID-19 symptoms, says Church
A Roman Catholic Priest washes his hands after leading Palm Sunday mass as Tanzania government allowed religious prayers despite the...
- Feb 26, 2021
Tanzanian minister coughs through press conference aimed at defusing Covid fears
The opposition leader condemns the government’s ‘recklessness’ over Covid The press conference backfired as the finance minister broke...
- Feb 22, 2021
Tanzania’s president admits country has COVID-19 problem
In this July 11, 2020 file photo, Tanzania's President John Magufuli speaks at the national congress of his ruling Chama cha Mapinduzi...
- Feb 19, 2021
Tanzania looks to divine providence as government shuns Covid vaccines
President John Magufuli’s stance not only endangers its citizens but the world, health experts warn A choir sings in a Dar es Salaam...
- Feb 18, 2021
Africa’s COVID-19 denialist-in-chief
John Magufuli’s coronavirus denialism and refusal of vaccines have put millions of Tanzanians at risk. Tanzanian President John Magufuli...
- Feb 16, 2021
What Tanzania’s COVID-19 vaccine reluctance means for its citizens and the world
Tanzania’s health minister said earlier this month that the country has no plans to procure COVID-19 vaccines. Moina Spooner, an editor...
- Feb 11, 2021
Tanzania experiencing surge in COVID-19 cases, says U.S.
Tanzania's re-elected President John Pombe Magufuli holds a spear and shield from the elders after he was sworn-in for the second term at...
- Feb 10, 2021
Tanzania: Doctors urge Magufuli’s government to take Covid seriously
Two weeks ago, *Emmanuel Abdi a resident in Kibamba in the outskirts of the commercial capital Dar es Salaam, lost his father. His family...
- Feb 9, 2021
Tanzania's COVID-19 denial risks pulling Africa back
As President John Magufuli downplays the severity of the coronavirus, Tanzanians are waking up to the reality that the virus is...
- Feb 8, 2021
It’s time for Africa to rein in Tanzania’s anti-vaxxer president
John Magufuli’s cavalier disregard of Covid’s impact in the great lakes region is fuelling conspiracies and endangering lives ‘John...
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