News and major developments from across the East African region.
The Omukama of Tooro, Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, has died at the age of 34, the kingdom announced late on Thursday night. In a statement issued shortly after 11 p.m., the kingdom’s…
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President Samia Suluhu Hassan has appointed four new regional commissioners and transferred six others to different regions, in changes that also reassign…
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Tanzania’s ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) has recommended Energy Minister Deogratius Ndejembi, 43, to become the country’s new vice president following the…
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Tanzania’s ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) has expelled former Vice President Dr Emmanuel John Nchimbi from the party, one day after he…
Catch upPresident Samia Suluhu Hassan has accepted Vice President Emmanuel Nchimbi’s resignation, confirming his departure from office but leaving unanswered a central question…
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