Tag: Jakaya Kikwete
Tanzania president warns against violence ahead of polls
Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete dismissed opposition accusations on Wednesday that his CCM party planned to rig a presidential vote next week and...
Tanzania hikes defence spending
The Tanzanian government has increased its 2015/2016 defence budget by 30 per cent to sustain the recruitment and training of new soldiers...
East African summit seeks to break political deadlock in Burundi
East African leaders will hold a summit in Tanzania on Wednesday aimed at breaking the political deadlock in Burundi and ensuring the...
Zanzibar to vote on power-sharing government
The semi-autonomous African archipelago of Zanzibar will hold a July vote on whether to change its constitution to allow rival parties to...
Tanzania hosts World Economic Forum on Africa
The President of the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is calling on African heads of state and governments to...
Tanzanian PM declares assets in anti-corruption drive
Tanzania's Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda yesterday became the first senior government official to publicly declare his assets as part of an anti-corruption...
