Samia Suluhu Hassan - The African Mirror

Jul

23

2024

President of Tanzania fires two key cabinet ministers

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TANZANIA'S President Samia Suluhu Hassan has dismissed two key cabinet members, including the foreign minister, as she aims to rebuild trust with foreign nations regarding her economic and political reform agenda. The presidency announced that Hassan had terminated the appointments of January Makamba, minister of foreign affairs and East Africa cooperation, and Nape Nnauye, minister of information, communication and information technology. Hassan has appointed new ministers and deputy ministers: - Deogratius John Ndejembi: Minister of Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Development - Ridhiwani Kikwete: Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office - Cosatto Chumi: Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs…

Apr

17

2024

By NICODEMUS MINDE

Tanzanians go to the polls in 2025: President Samia has changed the landscape, but Magufuli’s legacy persists

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

IT'S been three years since the death of Tanzania’s president John Magufuli and the rise to power of the current president Samia Suluhu Hassan. Magufuli was Tanzania’s fifth president. He came to power in 2015 and was re-elected in 2020 in a poll that was marred by controversy. Magufuli brought lasting changes to Tanzania’s political landscape during his six-year tenure. His approach sparked differing opinions, both within the country and on the international stage. Inside the country, he was loved and loathed almost in equal measure. To his detractors, his administration was marked by a decline in political and civic…

Nov

02

2023

By NUZULACK DAUSEN

Germany and Tanzania to open talks on colonial legacy

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GERMANY will open talks with Tanzania about the legacy of its three decades of colonial rule in the East African nation, the two countries presidents said. Tanzanian politicians and activists have long pushed for reparations and the return of human remains from their country that is displayed in German museums. “We have discussed this in detail and we are ready to open negotiations to see how we are going to agree on the German colonial legacy," Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan said at a news conference with her German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier. "I know there are families that are waiting…

Apr

01

2023

By The African Mirror

Kamala Harris announces Tanzania trade boost during Africa tour

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NUZULACK DAUSEN U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris announced plans to boost trade with and investment in Tanzania during a visit there, part of an African tour aimed at strengthening ties with a continent where China and Russia increasingly hold sway. Harris started her trip on Sunday in Ghana before flying late on Wednesday to Tanzania's commercial capital Dar es Salaam, where she met President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Thursday. The two women gave short statements to the media before going into a longer session of private talks. "Working together, it is our shared goal to increase economic investment in Tanzania…

Jan

05

2023

By The African Mirror

Tanzania lifts ban on political rallies

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NUZULACK DAUSEN TANZANIA'S President Samia Suluhu Hassan lifted a ban on political rallies, six-and-a-half years after her predecessor John Magufuli imposed the measure which caused frequent run-ins between opposition leaders and police. Under the policy, which came into force in 2016, elected politicians were allowed to conduct rallies in their constituencies but other political rallies or protests were banned. "I am here to declare that the ban on political rallies has been lifted. It is the right of political parties to hold rallies but we all have responsibilities," Hassan told leaders of Tanzania's 19 registered political parties during a meeting…

Apr

14

2022

By The African Mirror

Tanzania’s Hassan has put out positive signals: deeper change is yet to come

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

AFTER the death of President John Magufuli on 17 March 2021, Vice-President Samia Suluhu Hassan became Tanzania’s sixth president and the first woman in the office. She may have been an “accidental president” but she seems to have set Tanzania on a change of course compared to the approach taken by her predecessor. Her government has enhanced diplomatic relations, approached the COVID-19 pandemic differently and increased the number of women in high political office. The extent to which this will bring institutional rather than merely rhetorical change is unclear. Detractors will point to her lack of commitment to broader constitutional…

Mar

22

2021

By The African Mirror

From 1st woman to 1st woman…

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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has congratulated Tanzania's new president Samia Suluhu Hassan, the first woman to hold that office, and said the United States was ready to strengthen ties between the two countries. Harris, the first woman and first person of color to serve as U.S. vice president, made the comment in a posting on Twitter. "Sending best wishes to @SuluhuSamia following her swearing in as Tanzania's new President - the first woman to hold the office. The United States stands ready to work with you to strengthen relations between our countries," she wrote. Hassan, who had been vice…

Mar

20

2021

By The African Mirror

Tanzania’s new president pushes for unity, hope

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TANZANIA’S new President Samia Suluhu Hassan has pleaded for unity and no finger-pointing after the death of John Magufuli, her COVID-19 sceptic predecessor. Hassan urged the east African country to look forward with hope and confidence. Wearing a red hijab, she took her oath of office on the Koran in a ceremony at State House in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam. She is the first female head of state in the country of 58 million. Vice president since 2015, Hassan gave a brief and sombre address after she was sworn in, addressing a heavily male crowd that included two…

Mar

19

2021

By The African Mirror

History-making Tanzanian 1st female president sworn in

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HISTORY was made in Tanzania and East Africa today when Samia Suluhu Hassan was sworn in as the country’s first female president. Hassan succeeded John Magufuli, who died two days ago. Hassan is regarded as a consensus-builder, a trait that may prove an asset in dealing with the various factions within the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party and security agencies following the announcement of Magufuli's death. "I don't speak in a forceful voice, like others," she told a BBC Swahili interview last year. "But to speak with someone in a way that they understand you, it's not necessary to…

Mar

29

2021

By The African Mirror

Tanzania’s new president faces a tough ‘to do’ list

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

A major political transition is underway in Tanzania after the laying to rest of former president John Pombe Magufuli. The East African nation’s new leader Samia Suluhu Hassan is the country’s sixth president and currently the only woman running a country on the continent. We asked Rob Ahearne, who has been doing research in Tanzania for more than a decade, to set out the political context and Hassan’s immediate challenges. ROB AHEARNE, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of East London What political environment has the new president stepped into? Magufuli’s anti-corruption agenda, emphasis on hard work, fractious…