🇹🇿 Ex-Tanzanian president Mwinyi has died
Tanzania’s second President Ali Hassan Mwinyi Thursday died at the age of 98.
News of Mwinyi's death was announced by President Samia Suluhu Hassan.
Mwinyi served as President of Tanzania between 1985 and 1995. He succeeded the founding president, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere.
Mwinyi was three months away from his 99th birthday.
He had been in and out of hospital with a chest illness since last November. Mwinyi is credited for introducing multiparty elections and easing state control of the economy.
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Tanzania’s second President Ali Hassan Mwinyi Thursday died at the age of 98.
News of Mwinyi's death was announced by President Samia Suluhu Hassan.
Mwinyi served as President of Tanzania between 1985 and 1995. He succeeded the founding president, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere.
Mwinyi was three months away from his 99th birthday.
He had been in and out of hospital with a chest illness since last November. Mwinyi is credited for introducing multiparty elections and easing state control of the economy.
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🇪🇹🇹🇿 Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed official visit to Tanzania, sealed trade deals
Tanzania and Ethiopia this week signed bilateral agreements targeting agriculture, trade, energy and air transport and aviation technology exchange.
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan and the visiting Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday witnessed the signing of agreements strengthen trade between the two countries.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and East African Co-operation said on Friday that the two leaders agreed to deepen trade and bilateral relations that would create new opportunities for trade between Tanzania, with a population of over 61 million, and Ethiopia, with a population of more than 100 million people.
Tanzanian Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Co-operation January Makamba said that the MoUs would open up new markets, investment and trade in key sectors, especially in coffee and tea.
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Tanzania and Ethiopia this week signed bilateral agreements targeting agriculture, trade, energy and air transport and aviation technology exchange.
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan and the visiting Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday witnessed the signing of agreements strengthen trade between the two countries.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and East African Co-operation said on Friday that the two leaders agreed to deepen trade and bilateral relations that would create new opportunities for trade between Tanzania, with a population of over 61 million, and Ethiopia, with a population of more than 100 million people.
Tanzanian Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Co-operation January Makamba said that the MoUs would open up new markets, investment and trade in key sectors, especially in coffee and tea.
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🇹🇿 9 people dead and 78 others hospitalized after eating sea turtle meat on Zanzibar's Pemba Island
Eight children and an adult died after eating sea turtle meat on Pemba Island in the Zanzibar archipelago and 78 other people were hospitalized, authorities said.
Sea turtle meat is considered a delicacy by Zanzibar's people even though it periodically results in deaths from chelonitoxism, a type of food poisoning.
The Mkoani District medical officer told The Associated Press that laboratory tests had confirmed all the victims had eaten sea turtle meat.
Authorities in Zanzibar sent a disaster management team led by Hamza Hassan Juma, who urged people to avoid consuming sea turtles.
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Eight children and an adult died after eating sea turtle meat on Pemba Island in the Zanzibar archipelago and 78 other people were hospitalized, authorities said.
Sea turtle meat is considered a delicacy by Zanzibar's people even though it periodically results in deaths from chelonitoxism, a type of food poisoning.
The Mkoani District medical officer told The Associated Press that laboratory tests had confirmed all the victims had eaten sea turtle meat.
Authorities in Zanzibar sent a disaster management team led by Hamza Hassan Juma, who urged people to avoid consuming sea turtles.
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🇹🇿 Tanzanian vice-president threatens to resign over water shortage
Tanzania's Vice-President Philip Mpango has threatened to resign over a prolonged water shortage affecting residents from the northern Mwanga district.
Mpango on Thursday accused contractors working on a major project aimed at supplying water in the region of taking too long time to complete it.
The project worth over $100,000 was started close to 20 years ago, according to Mpango.
"If this project will not be providing water to the locals by June, I will step down. I don't know what will be the fate of the local administrator and his juniors if I resign," Mpango said.
"I cannot come here again and tell citizens to wait further for this water, water is life," he added.
According to government officials accompanying Mpango to Mwanga on Thursday, the project is nearly 90% complete.
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Tanzania's Vice-President Philip Mpango has threatened to resign over a prolonged water shortage affecting residents from the northern Mwanga district.
Mpango on Thursday accused contractors working on a major project aimed at supplying water in the region of taking too long time to complete it.
The project worth over $100,000 was started close to 20 years ago, according to Mpango.
"If this project will not be providing water to the locals by June, I will step down. I don't know what will be the fate of the local administrator and his juniors if I resign," Mpango said.
"I cannot come here again and tell citizens to wait further for this water, water is life," he added.
According to government officials accompanying Mpango to Mwanga on Thursday, the project is nearly 90% complete.
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🇹🇿 Power restored in Tanzania after nationwide blackout
Power has been restored in Tanzania after a massive nationwide blackout that affected several islands and most of the mainland on Monday.
The electricity outage struck shortly after 02:00 local time on Monday, privately owned newspaper Daily Citizen reported.
State-run power company Tanesco said the outage was caused by a technical fault at the Kidatu hydroelectric power plant in the east of the country.
Its water intake control equipment was affected.
The fault resulted in large volumes of water entering the systems, causing them to "suddenly shut down to protect themselves", and in turn impacting the national power grid, Tanesco added.
Energy Minister Doto Mashaka Biteko ordered power officials who were on their Easter break to return to work immediately in order to restore power supplies.
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Power has been restored in Tanzania after a massive nationwide blackout that affected several islands and most of the mainland on Monday.
The electricity outage struck shortly after 02:00 local time on Monday, privately owned newspaper Daily Citizen reported.
State-run power company Tanesco said the outage was caused by a technical fault at the Kidatu hydroelectric power plant in the east of the country.
Its water intake control equipment was affected.
The fault resulted in large volumes of water entering the systems, causing them to "suddenly shut down to protect themselves", and in turn impacting the national power grid, Tanesco added.
Energy Minister Doto Mashaka Biteko ordered power officials who were on their Easter break to return to work immediately in order to restore power supplies.
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🇹🇿🇨🇩 Three Tanzanian soldiers killed in Democratic Republic of Congo
Three Tanzanian soldiers were killed and three others wounded when hostile mortar fire landed near their camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) said on Monday.
They were part of a Southern African peacekeeping force deployed in December last year to help government troops battling M23 rebels in the ongoing conflict in the restive eastern DRC.
The force includes soldiers from regional military heavyweight South Africa, Tanzania, and Malawi.
It is being reported that the mortar attack took place last Thursday and that a ceremony to honour the dead was held at SADC headquarters in the provincial capital, Goma, on Monday.
SADC also said that a soldier from South Africa had died in a hospital while being treated for unspecified health problems.
The force suffered its first losses in mid-February when two South African soldiers were killed by mortars at a camp about 20 km from the provincial capital, Goma.
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Three Tanzanian soldiers were killed and three others wounded when hostile mortar fire landed near their camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) said on Monday.
They were part of a Southern African peacekeeping force deployed in December last year to help government troops battling M23 rebels in the ongoing conflict in the restive eastern DRC.
The force includes soldiers from regional military heavyweight South Africa, Tanzania, and Malawi.
It is being reported that the mortar attack took place last Thursday and that a ceremony to honour the dead was held at SADC headquarters in the provincial capital, Goma, on Monday.
SADC also said that a soldier from South Africa had died in a hospital while being treated for unspecified health problems.
The force suffered its first losses in mid-February when two South African soldiers were killed by mortars at a camp about 20 km from the provincial capital, Goma.
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🇹🇿 Floods kill 58 in Tanzania with heavy rains persisting
More than 100,000 people have been affected by the flooding, which has hit Tanzania’s coastal areas especially hard.
Floods have killed 58 people in Tanzania over the last two weeks, spurring the East African country to seek an answer in major infrastructure projects.
The government announced the death toll late on Sunday as heavy rains continued to lash the country. April marks the peak of Tanzania’s rainy season, and it has been exacerbated this year by the El Nino phenomenon, which has caused droughts and floods across the globe.
“From April 1 to April 14, 2024, there were 58 deaths caused by the heavy rains, which led to flooding,” government spokesman Mobhare Matinyi told a press briefing, stressing that the country’s coastal region was one of the worst affected.
“Serious flood effects are experienced in the coast region where 11 people have so far died,” he added.
Tanzania has plans to construct 14 dams to prevent flooding in future, the spokesman said.
Just four months ago, at least 63 people were killed during floods in northern Tanzania that also triggered devastating landslides.
Overall, at least 126,831 people were affected by the flooding, Matinyi reported.
More than 75,000 farms have been damaged in the coastal and Morogoro areas – about 200km (124 miles) west of the economic capital, Dar-es-Salaam.
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More than 100,000 people have been affected by the flooding, which has hit Tanzania’s coastal areas especially hard.
Floods have killed 58 people in Tanzania over the last two weeks, spurring the East African country to seek an answer in major infrastructure projects.
The government announced the death toll late on Sunday as heavy rains continued to lash the country. April marks the peak of Tanzania’s rainy season, and it has been exacerbated this year by the El Nino phenomenon, which has caused droughts and floods across the globe.
“From April 1 to April 14, 2024, there were 58 deaths caused by the heavy rains, which led to flooding,” government spokesman Mobhare Matinyi told a press briefing, stressing that the country’s coastal region was one of the worst affected.
“Serious flood effects are experienced in the coast region where 11 people have so far died,” he added.
Tanzania has plans to construct 14 dams to prevent flooding in future, the spokesman said.
Just four months ago, at least 63 people were killed during floods in northern Tanzania that also triggered devastating landslides.
Overall, at least 126,831 people were affected by the flooding, Matinyi reported.
More than 75,000 farms have been damaged in the coastal and Morogoro areas – about 200km (124 miles) west of the economic capital, Dar-es-Salaam.
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🇹🇿 Cyclone Hidaya ravages Tanzania, causing damage and flooding
Tanzania faces widespread devastation as Cyclone Hidaya unleashes heavy rains and fierce winds, exacerbating flooding woes. The storm, akin to a Category 1 hurricane, prompted a major blackout and disrupted ferry services between Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar.
With over 150 fatalities already from previous flooding, the region braces for intensified rainfall and heightened flooding risks. Roads and small businesses suffer amid the chaos, affecting over 200,000 people across coastal areas.
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Tanzania faces widespread devastation as Cyclone Hidaya unleashes heavy rains and fierce winds, exacerbating flooding woes. The storm, akin to a Category 1 hurricane, prompted a major blackout and disrupted ferry services between Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar.
With over 150 fatalities already from previous flooding, the region braces for intensified rainfall and heightened flooding risks. Roads and small businesses suffer amid the chaos, affecting over 200,000 people across coastal areas.
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🇹🇿 Tanzanian President Samia Hassan Suluhu dismissed the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation with East Africa, as well as the Minister of Information, Communications and Information Technology.
Officials have not yet given reasons for the removal of department heads. The media associate the president's decision with attempts to regain the confidence of foreign powers in the program of economic and political reforms.
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Officials have not yet given reasons for the removal of department heads. The media associate the president's decision with attempts to regain the confidence of foreign powers in the program of economic and political reforms.
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🇹🇿 Tanzanian minister sacked after poll rigging remarks
Tanzania's information minister Nape Nnauye has been removed from his post following an outcry over comments he made suggesting that elections could be rigged.
Mr Nnauye was filmed at a rally on 15 July, saying that he would help a fellow ruling party MP win in the 2025 election.
He added that "election results are not necessarily those in the [ballot box], rather they depend on the person counting and making announcements".
Following a public backlash after a video of his controversial remarks went viral, Mr Nnauye said he had made them in jest.
President Samia Suluhu Hassan sacked him from the cabinet on Sunday as part of a wider reshuffle. She did not give reasons for her decision.
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Tanzania's information minister Nape Nnauye has been removed from his post following an outcry over comments he made suggesting that elections could be rigged.
Mr Nnauye was filmed at a rally on 15 July, saying that he would help a fellow ruling party MP win in the 2025 election.
He added that "election results are not necessarily those in the [ballot box], rather they depend on the person counting and making announcements".
Following a public backlash after a video of his controversial remarks went viral, Mr Nnauye said he had made them in jest.
President Samia Suluhu Hassan sacked him from the cabinet on Sunday as part of a wider reshuffle. She did not give reasons for her decision.
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