"Our beloved president passed on at 6 p.m. this evening," said Suluhu on national television. "All flags will be flown at half-mast for 14 days. It is sad news. The president has had this illness for ...

Tanzania's leadership faced calls for a smooth succession on Thursday after president John Magufuli, Africa's most vehement coronavirus skeptic, died following an 18-day absence from public life that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: Tanzania's President elect Magufuli addresses members of the ruling CCM at the party's sub-head office on Lumumba road ...

There was a certain optimism when John Magufuli became president in 2015. Here was a man, as the early skirmishes on social media revealed, who was not afraid to get his hands dirty to get things done ...

Hours after news of Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli’s death broke, a dozen of Tanzanian musicians took to the studio to record tribute songs. Leading them was pop singer Raymond Shaban ...

Since succeeding the late John Magufuli in March 2021, President Samia Suluhu has set a record by appointing three different directors-general of state intelligence, a key position in Tanzanian ...

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Tanzania's main opposition leader has demanded information on the health of President John Magufuli, a prominent COVID-19 sceptic whose absence from public view has brought ...

NAKURU, Kenya — President John Magufuli of Tanzania, a prominent COVID-19 skeptic in Africa whose populist rule often cast his East African country in a harsh international spotlight, has died. He was ...

President John Magufuli of Tanzania, a prominent COVID-19 skeptic in Africa whose populist rule often cast his East African country in a harsh international spotlight, has died. He was 61 years old.