Samia Suluhu Hassan has made history as the first female president of Tanzania. Ms. Samia has been sworn in by the Chief Justice, Ibrahim Juma at State House in Dar es Salaam. She becomes the sixth president of Tanzania following Wednesday’s death of President John Pombe Magufuli from Continue Reading
Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has died aged 61, the country’s vice-president has announced. He died on Wednesday from heart complications at a hospital in Dar es Salaam, Samia Suluhu Hassan said in an address on state television. Magufuli had not been seen in public for more than two weeks, and rumours have been circulating about […]Continue Reading
The Maasai are a Nilotic ethnic group inhabiting Northern, Central and Southern Kenya and Northern Tanzania. They are among the best known local populations internationally due to their residence near the many game parks of the African Great Lakes, and their distinctive customs and dress. The Maasai speak the Maa language a Continue Reading
Tanzania’s Health ministry has announced the country’s first death from Covid-19, the respiratory disease caused by Corona virus. The patient was a 49-year-old Tanzanian man who had other underlying health conditions. The East Africa country has confirmed 18 cases to date, including one recovered patient. Similarly Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi Continue Reading
Increasing numbers of African countries are confirming Coronavirus cases, prompting many to announce measures to control the spread of the virus. Ghana is the latest nation to ban entry to foreign visitors from countries badly impacted by the disease. Earlier, South Africa declared a state of disaster, closing its borders to foreign nationals from countries […]Continue Reading