The Latest Breaking News from Samia Suluhu Hassan

Tanzanian police have detained leading opposition Chadema party figures including former presidential candidate Tundu Lissu, and rounded up several hundred youth supporters, a Chadema official said on Monday.

Tanzanian police have detained leading opposition Chadema party figures including former presidential candidate Tundu Lissu, and rounded up several hundred youth supporters, a Chadema official said on Monday.

On 26 April 2024, Tanzania celebrated 60 years of the union between Tanganyika and Zanzibar. The union, which created the present-day United Republic of Tanzania, stands out among the longest lasting political arrangements of its kind in Africa, and has shaped the country’s construction of national identity. Nicodemus Minde, who…

Former Tanzanian president Ali Hassan Mwinyi, who introduced multi-party democracy to the East African nation, died on Thursday aged 98, the presidency said.

Tanzanian opposition has sought constitutional reforms for 30 years but questions remain about whether they can succeed.

The opposition is seeking constitutional reforms and more independence for the electoral commission ahead of the vote.

Twenty-two people have lost their lives following a landslide at a mine in northern Tanzania, officials said on Sunday.

Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa says at least 63 people died in flooding unleashed by heavy rainfall over the weekend.

Visiting Tanzania this week, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier asked for forgiveness for Germany’s brutal quelling of the Maji Maji uprising over a century ago. Around 300,000 Tanzanians died during this dark episode of Germany’s colonial history; some combattants beheaded and their remains yet to be returned to Tanzania.

Tanzania's government has signed a controversial port management deal with a Dubai-based company that had fueled protests in the African country and led to arrests of dozens of critics

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan became first woman to receive honorary doctorate from JNU. She was awarded for her role in fostering India-Tanzania relations, promoting economic diplomacy and achieving success in regional integration & multilateralism. PM Modi held talks with her to boost bilateral ties.