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Tanzania ex-minister Makamba reconciles with President Samia months after Cabinet dismissal
Mwangi Maina  |  Feb 25, 2025

The public display of warmth between the two suggests that the rift may now be resolved, thereby restoring his standing within the government.

Tundu Lissu: Tanzania President Samia Suluhu's likely challenger in October polls
Barack Oduor  |  Jan 23, 2025

In October, Chadema will get another opportunity when Tanzanian voters go to the polls to elect their president and members of parliament.

Tundu Lissu elected new leader of Tanzania’s Chadema party, succeeding Freeman Mbowe
Mwangi Maina  |  Jan 22, 2025

A lawyer and former lawmaker, Lissu survived a near-fatal assassination attempt during the regime of the late President John Magufuli.

Tanzania’s CCM endorses Samia and Zanzibar’s Hussein as presidential candidates for October elections
Mwangi Maina  |  Jan 20, 2025

Samia, Tanzania's first female president, named Chama Cha Mapinduzi Secretary-General Emmanuel Nchimbi as her running mate for the upcoming elections.

Tanzania's opposition cries foul after CCM election victory
DW News  |  Dec 03, 2024

This was the first time that President Samia Suluhu Hassan's popularity was tested on the ballot.

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