Tag: Samia Suluhu Hassan
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Buhari tells new Tanzania President to lead country in right direction
President Muhammadu Buhari has charged the new President of Tanzania, Samia Suluhu, to unite the country as she takes over. In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, the President said he would be willing to work with the new President to advance common issues affecting Africa and…
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BREAKING: Tanzania’s first female president sworn in
Samia Suluhu Hassan was on Friday sworn-in as Tanzania’s first female president. The swearing-in took place two days after Tanzanian Government announced President John Magufuli’ s death. Suluhu Hassan was the Vice President. She was sworn-in by Chief Justice Ibrahim Juma at the State House in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam. This has made…
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Samia Suluhu Hassan becomes Tanzania’s first female president
Samia Suluhu Hassan will become from today Tanzania’s new president, following the death of President John Magufuli on Wednesday. She will be making history, as the first woman to be president in Tanzania and in east Africa. Hassan, now 61, had also made history, when she became the first female vice-president in 2015. She will…