Dodoma, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | Tanzania’s President, Samia Suluhu Hassan has announced that health officials have identified a positive case of the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in Biharamuro District, located in the northern Kagera Region close to Uganda. The Tanzania President made the revelation today in a press briefing with …
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Former President Jakaya Kikwete hails choice of Dr Samia, the incumbent President and National Chairperson of the party, alongside Dr Hussein Mwinyi, President of Zanzibar, as CCM’s flag bearers for the upcoming elections Dodoma, Tanzania | DAILY NEWS | In an Extraordinary Meeting held yesterday, CCM resolved to endorse President …
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The venue (Dodoma) serves as a reminder of Tanzania’s commitment to decentralisation, with Dodoma increasingly becoming the focal point for national governance. This shift from Dar es Salaam to Dodoma is not only symbolic but also practical, as it aims to create a more equitable distribution of resources and influence …
Read More »Tanzania Vice President Mpango to step down
Dodoma, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan has announced that Vice President Dr Philip Mpango has asked to step down. President Samia has now named the party CCM secretary General Dr Nchimbi as her running mate for elections due October 2025. Speaking today at a party special …
Read More »Cooper Motors ceasing operations in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | CMC Motors Group, one of the oldest dealers in motor vehicles in East Africa, has announced it is ceasing operations in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The Company, originally known for the distribution of Ford, Mazda and Suzuki vehicles said in a January 17 statement, …
Read More »Uganda heightens border surveillance over Marburg outbreak in Tanzania
Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health and Kyotera District Health authorities are intensifying surveillance operations at Mutukula border-post, and other entry points following an outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in Tanzania. The outbreak was traced in Kagera Region, particularly the two districts of Biharamulo and Muleba. MVD is a severe …
Read More »Marburg: Uganda on high alert following suspected outbreak in Tanzania
KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda is on high alert following a suspected Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak in neighboring Tanzania that has left eight people dead, a health official said here Wednesday. Henry Kyobe Bosa, incident commander at Uganda’s Ministry of Health, told Xinhua over the telephone that health authorities …
Read More »Why CAF postponed CHAN to August
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the postponement of the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN), initially scheduled for February 1–28, 2025, to August 2025. The tournament, which is to be jointly hosted by Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania, was delayed to allow the …
Read More »Tanzania to host landmark Energy Summit for African Presidents
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The African Development Bank Group, World Bank Group, African Union, and the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania will host a landmark Energy Summit for African Heads of State and Government on Monday, January 27, and Tuesday, January 28, 2025, in Dar es Salaam, …
Read More »Tz receives 264 Chinese-made cargo wagons for electric trains
Tanzania’s $10bn SGR is an electrified medium-speed line that will eventually connect the commercial capital of Dar es Salaam with the densely populated Great Lake states of Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda DAR ES SALAAM | Xinhua and Agencies | The Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) said Wednesday that it had received …
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