Tag: Politics
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Tanzania Responds After European Parliament Committee Calls for Aid Freeze
Tanzania has said its relationship with the European Union remains strong despite a European Parliament committee urging the bloc to consider suspending development assistance over governance concerns.
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Tanzania Speaker Gives MPs Four Days to Explain Unauthorized Morocco Trip
Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania, Mussa Azzan Zungu, has ordered Members of Parliament who traveled to Morocco to support the national Under-17 team, Serengeti Boys, to explain why disciplinary action should not be taken against them for leaving the country without approval from the Speaker’s Office. Speaking in Parliament in Dodoma on June…
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Ethiopia Votes Again: 7 Million Tigrayans Left Out as Abiy Ahmed Eyes Another Landslide
Ethiopia heads into its seventh general election since 1991 on June 1, but many observers, including the Swahili Today analysts, believe the outcome is already decided long before the first ballot is counted.
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Tanzania: IPU Secretary General, Martin Chungong, Visits Tundu Lissu, Raises Questions Over 2017 Shooting
International Parliamentary Union Secretary General Martin Chungong has met CHADEMA chairman Tundu Lissu in prison as the organization continues monitoring the unresolved investigation into the 2017 assassination attempt against the opposition leader.
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Tanzania: Registrar Gives CHADEMA Until June 8 to Avoid Suspension Over Alleged Insults
Tanzania’s Office of the Registrar of Political Parties has again moved against the opposition party Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA), demanding an explanation over what it describes as repeated insults, abusive language, and incitement allegedly made by senior party leaders during recent public rallies. In an official letter dated May 26, 2026, and signed…
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Zanzibar Minister Says He Will Resign if He Fails Citizens
Zanzibar’s Minister for Water, Energy, and Minerals, Nadir Alwardy, has said he is ready to resign if he fails to deliver results for citizens, a move that has been praised across Tanzania’s political discourse. Alwardy made the comments on May 29 while presenting his ministry’s budget before the Zanzibar House of Representatives, where he acknowledged…
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Ruto Tells Kenyans to ‘Relax’ Ahead of 2027 General Election During National Prayer Breakfast
Kenyan President William Ruto has assured citizens that the country’s 2027 general election will be peaceful, free, and fair amid growing political tensions and early campaigning ahead of the vote. Ruto made the remarks on Thursday during Kenya’s National Prayer Breakfast, where he urged Kenyans not to panic over the country’s political future and insisted…
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Tanzania: CHADEMA Says Main Goal Now Is Removing CCM Democratically After High Court Ruling
Tanzania’s main opposition party, Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA), says its main priority now is to continue fighting to remove the ruling CCM government through democratic means following the dismissal of a major resource allocation court case. The remarks were made by CHADEMA Deputy Secretary General for Mainland Tanzania, Amani Golugwa, shortly after the…
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Tanzania Government Accuses Social Media of Spreading Budget Speech Disinformation
The Tanzanian government has accused some social media platforms and online users of spreading misleading information and distorting the contents of the country’s latest Foreign Affairs budget speech. In a public statement released on May 28, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation said it was “disturbed” by what it described as widespread…
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Museveni Reappoints Wife Janet as Uganda Education Minister
Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has reappointed First Lady Janet Museveni as the country’s Minister of Education and Sports in the newly announced 2026–2031 cabinet. The appointments were unveiled on May 27 as part of wider changes within Uganda’s government following the country’s latest political transition period. Janet Museveni has held the education docket continuously…
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