Unprecedently, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT) Karagwe Diocese Bishop Benson Bagonza, accoladed President Samia’s 1 year Presidency during his interview at the State House on 2 March 2022. The clergyman is renowned for being a vocal critic of the government about constitutional issues, the rule of law and human rights. “This has been...
Japan joined the US and other allies to put additional sanctions on Russia, including freezing Russia’s central bank, assets of the country’s leaders and three financial institutions. Japan will also prohibit exports to 49 Russian entities as part of the sanctions, the government said in a statement. “We’ve agreed on the need to take powerful...
Nigeria’s government has vehemently condemned the unfair treatment of its citizen and other Africans in Ukraine. In the few days, video clips and pictures have circulated online showing African racially segregated from boarding trains when trying to escape the war-tone zone in Ukraine. Isaac, a Nigerian man, gave bitterly testimony of the situation that the...
Reacting to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, former presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba, says that World War III is an opportunity for Africa to grow out of poverty. While Russia invaded Ukraine on Thursday, February 24, 2022, Garba shared a post on Facebook expressing that Africa not participating in the first and second world wars is...
In the process of building capable leaders, Mwalimu Nyerere Leadership School was inaugurated in Tanzania to start polishing up Southern Africa leaders starting March this year. The institution was established n honour of Tanzania’s founding father, Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere, aiming to provide comprehensive training to political party leaders and train youths to be patriots....
As the U.S. and its allies in Europe are currently designing sanctions determined to combat Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, there are a lot of references suggesting that sanctions have been ineffective in bringing Russia in order. E.U. swiftly responded with a raft of sanctions after Russia recognised the separatist groups and deployed its military troops. ...
As the fate of the Maasai’s living in Ngorongoro remains undecided, the government has vowed to compensate those who will voluntarily leave the park. The Prime Minister, Hon Kassim Majaliwa, made those remarks on Friday 18, 2022, at the Parliament in Dodoma. Last week the Ngorongoro issue had stirred an intense debate in the parliament...
“We have no eternal allies, and we have no perpetual enemies. Our interests are eternal and perpetual, and those interests it is our duty to follow.” Said the former UK Prime Minister, Lord Palmerston, when he was delivering a speech in the House of Commons on March 1848 Since President Samia assumed office on March 19,...
Tanzania’s opposition party, the Alliance for Change and Transparency (ACT-Wazalendo), has urged the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism to open talks with the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority and the Maasai pastoralists community living in the park for a fruitful reconciliation over Maasai’s displacement. Since the proposal to vacate the Maasai from the NCAA came...
The former speaker, Job Ndugai has disappeared from the public scene since he tendered his resignation on 6th January 2022 after his controversial remarks over the country’s debt that subsequently ended with a bare-knuckled brawl with President Samia. Ndugai’s absence from the public eye has sparked a lot of questions. Unprecedently, he hasn’t been spotted...