Samia Suluhu Hassan, Tanzania’s first female president, on Friday called for Unity after her swearing-in ceremony. These events were caused by the sudden death of President John Magufuli from an illness reported to be a heart issue. Hassan, 61, from the island of Zanzibar, will complete Magufuli’s second five-year term that will end in 2025. The swearing-in ceremony in Dar-es-Salaam ...
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Magufuli Announced Dead, Tanzania To Mourn for 14 days
Tanzania’s president, John Pombe Magufuli has died. The president apparently succumbed to heart failure. The Vice President, Samia Suluhu Hassan, announced and also declared a 14 day mourning period. He apparently died at 6 pm yesterday evening as he received treatment. There have been rumours for some days now that Magufuli had contracted Coronavirus. People had not seen the president ...
Read More »Ethiopian Military Detains BBC Reporter Girmay Gebru
The Ethiopian military has detained the BBC reporter in Ethiopia’s conflict-hit region of Tigray. Witnesses say Girmay Gebru along with four other people were taken from a café in the regional capital, Mekelle. Mr. Girmay Gebru is reported to have been taken to a military camp in Mekelle.BBC is, however, yet to establish the reason for the detention of one ...
Read More »Parents of Kidnapped Nigerian Children Tried To Take Them Home
Days before gunmen stormed a secondary school in Nigeria and kidnapped girls, parents tried to pull them out of school. School authorities and local security agencies were warned that danger loomed in the town. In particular, the residents stressed about the town in which the school is located. On Friday, heavily armed militants seized at least 315 girls from the ...
Read More »Mozambique President Forgives Two Who Abused Him On Social Media
The president of Mozambique, Filipe Nyusi has met and forgiven two young men for abusing him on social media. The two abused the person of the president because he imposed a new coronavirus night-time curfew. Police detained the two victims on Feb 12 after their video in which they abused the Mozambique president went viral. The president explained to the ...
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