Electorates look for their names on the notice board before queuing to cast their votes during the general election at a polling station in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. (Reuters) Dar es Salaam (AFP) – Tanzania was on lockdown with a communications blackout Thursday, a day after elections turned into violent chaos with unconfirmed reports of many […]
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US President Donald Trump (L) and China’s President Xi Jinping shake hands in Busan on October 30, 2025. (AFP) We focused on export controls of China on rare earth, and they’re going to keep those flowing, which is quite important,” Trump said. US President Donald Trump (L) and China’s President Xi Jinping shake hands in
She was initially lauded for a warmer, friendlier leadership style which contrasted with Magufuli’s authoritarian clampdown on dissent and controversial posture towards the COVID-19 pandemic. Hassan would later initiate reforms that reopened Tanzania to foreign investors, restored donor relations, and mollified the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank. However, critics have accused Hassan’s government
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Police in Tanzania’s main city Dar es Salaam have fired tear gas to disperse opposition supporters protesting against the general election taking place in the East African state. The election is expected to be a shoo-in for President Samia Suluhu and her ruling party, as the main opposition leader is in in jail on treason
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Tanzania heads to the polls with President Samia Suluhu Hassan seeking her first direct mandate since taking office in 2021 following John Magufuli’s death. But the elections come under a cloud of fear, with widespread reports of abductions, arrests, and killings of opposition members. Major opposition leaders, including Tundu Lissu, have been barred or jailed,
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The Speaker of Parliament and the NRM second National Vice Chairperson (female) Rt.Hon.Anita Among campaigns for NRM Chairman and party Presidential Candidate Gen Yoweri Kaguta Museveni alongside the NRM Electoral Commission Chairman Dr.Tanga Odoi and Musician Jose Chameleone at Kisoko Boys School grounds.Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates. The Speaker of Parliament, and first National Vice Chairperson
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on cultural leaders across the country to play an active role in guiding their people toward wealth creation and unity, emphasizing that socio-economic transformation must go hand in hand with development if Ugandans are to achieve sustainable prosperity. The President made the remarks in a speech delivered on his
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The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced new nomination dates for electoral areas where nominated candidates have died, in accordance with the Parliamentary Elections Act. In a statement released by Justice Byabakama Mugenyi Simon, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, the fresh nominations will be conducted on Monday, 27th, and Tuesday, 28th October 2025 in all
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Munyagwa’s Common Man’s Party Candidates Miles Rwamitti and Engineer Dafala.Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates. By Naome Namusoke & Ronald Kabuubi | KMA Updates KAMPALA — The second day of the Electoral Commission’s (EC) parliamentary nominations has seen more political hopefuls successfully join the race for Uganda’s 2026 general elections. Among them were several candidates from
Makerere University Guild President Churchill Ssentamu, nephew to opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi (Bobi Wine), has officially been nominated to contest for the Central Region Youth Member of Parliament seat ahead of the 2026 general elections. Churchill, who currently serves as the 91st Guild President of Makerere University, submitted his nomination as an independent
