Also known as: Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan · Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan · Tanzania's Samia Suluhu · President Suluhu Hassan · President Samia Suluhu Hassan · President Samia · Tanzania's President · President Hassan · Her Excellency Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan · Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan
Tanzania's President who won October 2024's election with 98% of the vote following opposition exclusion, now on bereavement leave.
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… His party accuses President Samia Suluhu Hassan, who won the last election with 98 percent, of a return to the repressive tactics of her predecessor, John Magufuli.
Tanzania opposition leader's treason trial resumesThe Standard
… Lissu -- a longtime campaigner, who returned to the country in 2023 after an assassination attempt -- has been arrested several times in the past, but this is the first time he has faced such a serious charge.His party accuses President Samia Suluhu Hassan, who won the last elect …
Tanzania's Tundu Lissu treason trial resumesCitizen Digital
Tanzania starts new probe into fatal 2025 election violence By AFP August 07, 2026 09:56 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced a new investigati …
Tanzania starts new probe into fatal 2025 election violenceCitizen Digital
… referred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter DP Kithure Kindiki joins other African leaders at the Infrastructure for Africa Forum and the General Meeting of the Africa50, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania hosted by President Samia Suluhu Hassan …
We must make Africa a First World continent; Kenya on track-DP KindikiCapital News
… The event is convened by Africa50 under the patronage of Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan. …
DP Kindiki attends Continental Infrastructure Summit in TanzaniaThe Standard
… Subscribe to our newsletterThe forum brought together heads of government, development partners, financiers and investors to explore sustainable financing strategies for Africa's infrastructure needs.Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan, former Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwe …
Kindiki calls for long-term vision to drive Africa's economic transformationCapital News
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 4 — Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has launched an implementation framework for the country’s National Development Vision 2050, ushering in the execution phase of an ambitious blueprint that aims to transform Tanzania into a competitive, inclusive and …
Tanzania launches Vision 2050 implementation as Kenya prepares post-Vision 2030 talksThe Standard
… Tanzania went further still: opposition leader Tundu Lissu jailed on treason charges, his party barred from the ballot entirely, and President Samia Suluhu Hassan "winning" nearly 98 per cent unopposed. …
A by-election and a warning Kenya keeps ignoringThe Standard
… Opposition leader Tundu Lissu jailed on treason charges, his party barred from the ballot entirely, and President Samia Suluhu Hassan "winning" nearly 98 per cent unopposed. …
Ol Kalou by-election and a warning Kenya keeps on ignoringCitizen Digital
… After the vote -- in which President Samia Suluhu Hassan winning 98 percent -- Djumbe received a warning by phone call, saying: "You only have three days before you disappear." "Once they've extracted all the information from you through torture, they'll kill you and dump your bo …
East Africans find fragile refuge in Kenya as repression soarsKenya's High Court has ordered security agencies to produce missing Tanzanian activist Twaha Mwaipaya, dead or alive, by November 2, after a petition by human rights organisation Vocal Africa. Mwaipaya was reportedly abducted in Kamulu, Machakos County, on October 25.
30 October 2026 · Capital News →
Kenya's High Court has ordered security agencies to produce missing Tanzanian activist Twaha Mwaipaya, dead or alive, by November 2, after a petition by human rights organisation Vocal Africa. Mwaipaya was reportedly abducted in Kamulu, Machakos County, on October 25.
30 October 2026 · Capital News →
A year after Tanzania's October 29 election, in which President Samia Suluhu Hassan won with 98 percent of the vote after opposition figures were barred, many remain traumatised by violence that security forces used to suppress protests. A government-appointed commission put the death toll at 518, though rights groups and the opposition say thousands were killed.
29 October 2026 · The Standard →
A Tanzanian opposition activist was abducted from Kenya's Machakos county this week while another narrowly escaped, highlighting growing risks for dissidents taking refuge in Kenya. Kenya has long offered safe haven to dissidents from across east Africa, but its status as a secure refuge is eroding amid reports of violent kidnappings linked to political opposition.
29 October 2026 · The Standard →
A year after President Samia Suluhu Hassan won October's election with 98 percent of the vote following opposition exclusion, many Tanzanians remain traumatised by security force brutality against protesters. Rights groups and opposition say thousands died, though a government-appointed commission put the death toll at 518, while critics face ongoing threats of abduction, arbitrary arrest, and treason charges.
29 October 2026 · The Standard →
Tanzanian activist Twaha Mwaipaya was reportedly abducted in Kamulu, Machakos County, on Sunday while travelling by taxi. Human rights organisations have called on Kenyan authorities to urgently trace him amid fears he could be forcibly taken across the border to Tanzania.
25 October 2026 · Capital News →
Tundu Lissu, detained leader of Tanzania's main opposition Chadema party, plans a hunger strike on Monday to demand that prison authorities allow him to privately meet his lawyers. Lissu has been jailed while awaiting trial for treason, a charge that carries a potential death sentence, with the verdict expected on November 6.
25 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Detained Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu, 58, plans to begin a hunger strike on Monday to demand private meetings with his lawyers while awaiting a treason verdict expected on November 6. Lissu, arrested in April 2025 on accusations of inciting public election boycotts, has been in detention since his 2023 return from exile, and his party says prison authorities are defying a High Court ruling on his constitutional right to meet counsel.
25 October 2026 · The Standard →
Zimbabwean tycoon Wicknell Chivayo, 45, died in a helicopter crash alongside his wife Lucy Muteke last week. During his life, Chivayo divided opinion with his extravagant lifestyle documented on social media, with admirers seeing him as a wealthy man sharing his fortune and detractors questioning the sources of his wealth and criticizing his ostentatious displays amid widespread poverty in Zimbabwe.
9 October 2026 · Capital News →
At the 153rd Inter-Parliamentary Assembly in Arusha, Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan called on African legislators to move beyond political commitments and take action to reduce preventable maternal, newborn and child deaths, stressing the need for stronger legislation, adequate financing and effective oversight. While maternal mortality in African Union member states declined by 42 per cent between 2000 and 2023, Africa still accounts for about 70 per cent of global maternal deaths.
8 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
President Ruto has revealed that the Ksh.2 trillion Dangote East Africa Oil Refinery in Lamu County was conceived to protect Kenya and the region from global oil supply chain disruptions, following fuel access challenges linked to Middle East tensions.
2 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan issued a condolence message on October 1, 2026, following the death of Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo, his wife, and three others in a helicopter crash in Marondera, describing Chivayo as a "young and visionary entrepreneur" and conveying condolences to Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the families of the victims.
2 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni supports Kenya's planned Lamu oil refinery but said Uganda will not invest in the project until he clarifies what happened to an earlier plan for a regional refinery at Tanzania's Tanga port. Museveni said he would discuss the matter with Tanzanian and Kenyan leaders, noting that multiple refineries in East Africa would not undermine viability given regional demand for petroleum products.
30 September 2026 · Capital News →
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said he will engage Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan to establish what led to the relocation of the planned East African oil refinery from Tanzania's Tanga to Lamu, Kenya, as Kenya formally launches construction of the Sh2.2 trillion facility backed by Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote.
30 September 2026 · Capital News →
Wicknell Chivayo, founder of Intratrek Zimbabwe and prominent businessman known for energy and infrastructure projects, died in a helicopter crash in Marondera Rural, east of Harare, on Wednesday evening along with his wife Lucy Muteke and four others. Chivayo, born in 1982, was known for high-profile relationships with senior political figures across the region, including Kenyan President William Ruto.
30 September 2026 · The Standard →
President William Ruto will break ground on a Ksh.2 trillion Dangote East Africa Refinery on Kenya's coast, expected to take up to three years to complete. The refinery is designed to refine 700,000 barrels per day and produce more than 100 million litres of petrol, diesel and aviation fuel daily, helping reduce East Africa's reliance on imported fuels.
29 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
President William Ruto will break ground on September 30 on a Ksh.2 trillion Dangote East Africa Refinery in Lamu, designed to refine 700,000 barrels per day and expected to take up to three years to complete. The refinery will supply refined petroleum products to Kenya and neighbouring countries to reduce East Africa's reliance on imported fuels.
29 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan, the African Union Champion for Maternal and Child Health, called for increased investment in healthcare and stronger partnerships to prevent maternal and child deaths across Africa during a speech at the 81st United Nations General Assembly. She emphasized that political commitment and healthcare systems centred on people are essential for progress.
24 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
At the United Nations General Assembly, Tanzania and Rwanda have been commended for their efforts to combat maternal mortality. The article frames this praise through the personal story of a Kenyan man whose wife suffered life-threatening bleeding complications after childbirth.
24 September 2026 · The Standard →
Tanzania has introduced mandatory travel insurance for foreign visitors entering mainland Tanzania, costing Ksh. 5,700 and valid for up to 92 days, though citizens of East African Community and Southern African Development Community states are exempt.
18 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has taken a 90-day leave from office starting September 7 to mourn the death of her husband, Hafidh Ameir. The Vice President and Prime Minister will handle government duties in accordance with the law.
10 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
President William Ruto sent a message of condolence to Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan following the death of her husband, Hafidh Ameir Hassan. Mining and Blue Economy Cabinet Secretary Ali Hassan Joho and Kapsaret MP Oscar Sudi delivered the message during the funeral in Kizimkazi, South Unguja, on Monday.
8 September 2026 · Capital News →
Kenya's President William Ruto sent Mining Cabinet Secretary Hassan Joho and Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi to deliver condolences to Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan following the death of her husband, Hafidh Ameir Hassan, who died Monday at a hospital in Zanzibar. Joho assured Samia and her family of Kenya's solidarity during their mourning period.
8 September 2026 · The Standard →
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan's husband, Hafidh Ameir Hassan, died on Monday while receiving treatment for a heart condition at a hospital in Zanzibar. African leaders from Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia, Somalia and Zambia have expressed solidarity with President Samia and the Tanzanian people.
7 September 2026 · Capital News →
President William Ruto has conveyed Kenya's condolences to Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan following the death of her husband, Hafidh Ameir Hassan, who died on Monday morning while receiving treatment for a heart condition.
7 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
President William Ruto has conveyed condolences to Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan following the death of her husband, Hafidh Ameir Hassan, who died on Monday morning while receiving treatment for a heart condition in Zanzibar. Ruto expressed Kenya's solidarity with Tanzania during this time of grief.
7 September 2026 · Capital News →
Mwalimu Hafidh Ameir Hassan, husband of Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan, died at Emilio Mzena Memorial Hospital in Zanzibar while receiving treatment for a heart-related illness. Kenya's President William Ruto sent condolences to President Samia following Ameir's death on September 7, 2026.
7 September 2026 · The Standard →
President William Ruto and other Kenyan leaders have expressed condolences following the death of Hafidh Ameir Hassan, husband of Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan. Ruto conveyed Kenya's solidarity with Tanzania during the mourning period.
7 September 2026 · The Standard →
Hafidh Ameir Hassan, husband of Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan and a retired agricultural academic and officer from Zanzibar, died on Monday. He became a historic figure in March 2021 when his wife assumed Tanzania's presidency following President John Magufuli's death, but maintained a largely private existence throughout his life.
7 September 2026 · The Standard →
President Ruto said at Zambia's presidential inauguration that political contests should not undermine national unity, stability and development, and that African leaders must compete vigorously without becoming enemies or excluding others.
1 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Tanzania's Parliament unanimously approved Deogratius John Ndejembi as Vice President in a 324-0 vote, following his nomination by President Samia Suluhu Hassan to replace Emmanuel Nchimbi, who resigned on August 25, 2026. Ndejembi, a Member of Parliament and former Energy Minister, was selected by the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party.
28 August 2026 · Capital News →