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. ...
The govt finally decides the fate of Ngorongoro dispute
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...
Opinion: President Samia’s tactics of dealing with rivals
“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,...
ACT speaks for the Maasai in Ngorongoro
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...
Ndugai’s wife breaks the silence over her husband’s whereabout.
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...
Nape reinstate four newspaper licences
Minister of Information, Communications and Information Technology, Nape Nnauye, reinstated publication licences for Mwanahalisi, Mawio, Tanzania Daima and Mseto newspapers today, February 10, 2022. He told editors and journalists who attended the meeting that the decision was reached following President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s order. The public should remember that President Samia Suluhu Hassan had a...
President Samia fires four directors
President Samia Suluhu Hassan has revoked the appointed directors from four regions over the misuse of COVID-19 funds. The President announced the news today during a detour in Mwanza on her way to Mara for the 45th anniversary of the ruling party CCM and a four days official tour in the region from February 6th....
Tanzanian women in high-rank positions
Tanzania got its first female president Samia Suluhu Hassan last year (2021), 59 years since independence. Before that, Samia was the first female vice president of the country. Here is a list of women who have held or are currently holding high-rank positions #taifadaily @suluhusamia In 2010 Anne Semamba Makinda became the first female Speaker...
100% win for Tulia Ackson, Tanzania’s new parliament speaker
Dr. Tulia Ackson won the National Assembly Speaker election to lead the 12th Parliament succeeding Job Ndugai, who resigned on January 6, 2022. She got a 100% win after getting a yes for all 376 casted votes against eight other candidates. Before this position, Dr. Tulia was the Deputy speaker from 2015 until January this...
Breaking: Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré Kidnapped
News had broken out in Burkina Faso’s that mutinying soldiers have detained President Roch Marc Christian Kabore. The report for his confined broke out on Monday, a day after soldiers at several army barracks staged mutinies, causing fears of a coup in the conflict-hit country. One day ago, on Sunday, heavy gunfire was heard near...