
Hafidh Ameir Hassan, Tanzania’s First Gentleman and President Samia’s Husband, Dies
The retired agricultural officer, who had been married to President Samia since 1978, died while receiving treatment for a heart condition in Zanzibar.

The retired agricultural officer, who had been married to President Samia since 1978, died while receiving treatment for a heart condition in Zanzibar.

A six-month suspension and mandatory public apology for citing non-existent Court of Appeal decisions—likely AI-generated—marks Tanzania’s strictest response yet to unverified legal filings.
A lot of our online shopping happens on social media. Instagram is full of Tanzanian businesses selling clothes, shoes, beauty products, furniture, electronics, food and almost anything else you can think of.

The two-day exhibition, which began on September 2 at the Julius Nyerere International Trade Fair grounds, brings together farmers, agribusiness leaders, investors, policymakers and innovators from around the world.

The government has activated a four-stage plan for the looming El Niño, but the debate rages over the gap between the worst-case Sh730bn estimate and the Sh10bn already allocated.

The drive away from firewood and charcoal will work only when cleaner fuels fit the way people buy, cook and manage their money.

The ceremony, witnessed by President Samia Suluhu Hassan, marked the latest development in a rapid political transition that began with Nchimbi’s resignation from the vice presidency and was followed by his expulsion from the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM).

There is something increasingly curious about the way Tanzania’s senior political figures leave office. They resign. They retire. They withdraw. They announce that they have

Emmanuel Nchimbi’s exit revives an old question from Aboud Jumbe’s 1984 departure. What does resignation mean when a ruling party’s divisions are laid bare?

Tanzania’s Energy Ministry pushes both partners to hit the December 2026 production deadline.