Uganda’s Allan Okello missed a late penalty as his side had to settle for a 1-1 draw against East African neighbours Tanzania at the Africa Cup of Nations earlier on Saturday. Okello’s failure to convert from the spot denied Uganda a precious victory in the Group C clash after Uche Ikpeazu had scored a late […]
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Tanzania’s President Hassan sworn in after landslide win
DODOMA – Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan was sworn in on Monday for her first elected term following a landslide victory in last week’s election. Hassan, who assumed power in 2021 after the death of her predecessor, won 97.66% of the vote. The 65-year-old president took the oath of office at a military base in […]
Tanzania opposition calls for protests over leader’s arrest
Tanzania’s main opposition party on Saturday called for protests over the arrest of its leader and said it had mounted a legal challenge to charges of terrorism filed against him. Chadema chairman Freeman Mbowe was arrested 10 days ago along with other senior party members as they were preparing to hold a public forum calling […]
Leader of Tanzanian opposition party charged with terrorism
A court in Tanzania has charged the leader of the main opposition party with terrorism-related offences, following his arrest that drew international concern and criticism of the country’s new president. Chadema chairman Freeman Mbowe was detained last week along with 15 other members of the party in a late-night crackdown government critics said bore the […]
Families bury victims as Tanzania ferry disaster toll passes 200
Grieving families were on Sunday preparing to bury victims of Tanzania’s devastating ferry disaster, with more than 200 confirmed dead after the crowded boat capsized in Lake Victoria. Hopes were fading of finding any more survivors three days after the ferry sank on Thursday, even after rescuers pulled out an engineer who had managed to […]