Tanzania

Where is Tanzania's President John Magufuli? On Tuesday, it is 17 days since the 61-year-old has been seen in public, and despite a scream of rumors of ill health, the Tanzanian authorities have not yet provided clear answers as to his whereabouts. The issue alone is now leading to arrests as the government tries to curb rumors. And analysts say the silence says. "I think whatever happens ... it's absolutely true that the regime is trying to buy time," said Nic Cheeseman, a professor of democracy at…

Tanzanian police have arrested a man for circulating posts saying President John Magufuli is in poor health. Magufuli has not been seen in public in two weeks and triggered unconfirmed reports from opposition leaders that he is unhealthy and unable to work. At least one man has been arrested for allegedly spreading false reports that Magufuli was seriously ill in the Kinondoni area of ​​Dar es Salaam, Kinondoni Regional Police Commissioner Ramadhani Kingai said at a news conference on Saturday. "There…

John Magufuli has not appeared in public since February 27, a rare event for the one usually seen every Sunday at Mass. So since the beginning of the week, speculations about his state of health have been widespread. as reported from Nairobi, Albane ThirouardIt all started with a Kenyan diary referring to hospitalization in…

Where is the Tanzanian President Located? John Magufuli has not been seen in public since February 26. Nearly two weeks of absence that started a wave of rumors, especially as the Kenyan press talks about the hospitalization of an African head of state in Nairobi because of Covid-19. Tanzanian power is not expressed, but the opposition is asking the authorities for explanations.…

Opposition politicians are questioning the health of Tanzania's COVID-19 denying President John Magufuli, as he has not been seen in public for more than a week and at least one official close to him has recently died. Magufuli was last seen in public on February 27 at the inauguration ceremony of the country's foreign minister at the State House office in Dar es Salaam, the East African country's largest city. Magufuli's absence is unusual because he is known for frequent public speeches and…

At the end of August 2020, Burundi and Tanzania signed an agreement that refugees will be able to return home, regardless of whether they want to or not before the end of the year. However, according to a Burundian NGO, about fifty of them were victims of serious violations and 170 others have been reported missing since 2015.…

Morocco largely beat the Central African Republic this Friday, November 13 in Casablanca (4-1 whereas Tunisia settled for a slender victory towards Tanzania (1-0). The 2 North African groups take the lead for his or her group. Achraf Hakimi, smiling, struck the hand of coach Vahid Halilhodzic shortly after opening the scoring in…

Re-elected with 84% of the vote on 28 October, the outgoing President of Tanzania John Magufuli was sworn in on Thursday 5 November in the presence of national and international dignitaries and regional heads of state including Presidents Museveni of Uganda, Azali Assoumani of the Comoros and Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe. Many fear that the magnitude of this victory, combined with that of the ruling party that won 262 of the 264 seats in…

President John Magufuli was sworn in on Thursday morning for his second term at the helm of the country after his very wide-ranging but contested re-election on October 28 with more than 84% of the vote. A grand ceremony was organized in a stadium in Dodoma, the capital, in the presence of foreign guests and the composite bodies.…

In Tanzania, the opposition called for massive and peaceful protests on Monday, November 2, following the re-election of President Magufuli. She shouts for massive fraud and condemns the multiple arrests in her ranks. This Monday, repression continues. Tundu Lissu, the biggest opponent and failed presidential candidate, was arrested again this afternoon. According to his lawyer, he was taken to the central police station. Earlier today, Chadema party leader Freeman Mbowe was arrested along with two other officials.…