Uganda just handed Yoweri Museveni another term at the big age of 80.
President Samia Suluhu Hassan jumped on social media to send props his way after the election results dropped. She posted that Museveni snagging a seventh go-around shows how much Ugandans back his whole leadership thing. The Tanzanian leader made it clear her administration wants to keep building on the tight relationship between the neighboring countries, and she thinks working together benefits everyone living in both nations.
The octogenarian president crushed it with over 71 percent of the votes cast. His main opponent was Bobi Wine, a 43-year-old challenger who pulled in roughly 25 percent when the official tallies came out. That gap between first and second...
Tanzania's Natural Resources and Tourism Minister just laid out how her ministry has been doing its job to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Lands, Natural Resources, and Tourism. Dr Ashatu Kijaji dropped the implementation report just days before the Second Session of the 13th Parliament of the United Republic kicks off.
The session took place in Dodoma, where the committee plans to go through 16 different implementation reports from the ministry and its places under it. Thimotheo Mnzava chairs the committee running the whole thing.
The point of gathering everyone was to check out how well the ministry has been handling its responsibilities and grab feedback from the committee to level up performance and service to regular...
Tanzania's Water Ministers from the mainland and Zanzibar just agreed to boost teamwork on managing water resources across the country. Jumaa Aweso from the mainland and Nadir Abdullatif Al-Wardy from Zanzibar hammered out the deal during talks in Dar es Salaam, where they committed to bringing in fresh tech for water management and better coordination.
The joint meeting pulled together water sector bosses from both sides after they checked out various water projects around the region. Aweso said at the session that this brand-new cooperation will stick around long-term.
He pushed hard for embracing change in the sector through smart tech use to create real transformation in how water gets managed. The minister said everyone needs to...
Zanzibar President Hussein Ali Mwinyi just thanked Saudi Arabia for keeping its partnership strong and solid. The Zanzibar leader and Chairman of the Revolutionary Council said the cooperation between the two spots runs on mutual respect, solidarity, and shared goals.
Mwinyi dropped these comments at the State House in Zanzibar while meeting with Saudi Arabia's Minister of Hajj and Umrah, Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah, who rolled up with Saudi Ambassador to Tanzania Yahya bin Ahmed Okeish.
The President asked the Saudi government to keep backing the Zanzibar Hajj Fund to help get pilgrims ready and make their experience better. He wants more cooperation on Islamic education and pushed for additional study spots for Zanzibar students at...
Access Bank Tanzania Limited just grabbed top honors as the Best Bank for Acquisition Integration Excellence and Market Expansion in Tanzania at the Global Brand Frontier Awards 2025. The win recognizes how well the bank has handled strategic growth, kept operations running smoothly, and pushed into new markets across the country.
Boston Brand Research and Media handed out the award, which spotlights how Access Bank Tanzania crushed it at merging acquisitions while driving sustainable market growth. The achievement shows the bank can pull off smooth transitions, make operations more efficient, and build lasting value for customers, stakeholders, and the wider financial world.
Imani John, who runs Access Bank Tanzania as CEO, said the...
Malawi's Health Minister just said her government wants to team up with Tanzania to send patients there instead of flying them all the way to India for treatment. Madalitso Baloyi dropped this news while checking out Benjamin Mkapa Hospital in Tanzania, explaining that roughly 1,900 Malawians are currently stuck waiting for medical referrals overseas, which is killing government budgets and draining family savings.
The proposed deal would focus on sending patients to Benjamin Mkapa Hospital in Tanzania, training Malawian healthcare workers, running joint research projects, and swapping medical knowledge between the two countries. Baloyi said talks are still happening, but she feels good about Tanzania's growing healthcare system...
Tabora Region's Minerals Commission just helped kick off some corporate responsibility projects in Igunga District that are supposed to boost schools and water access for people living there. Sauda Mtondoo, the District Commissioner for Igunga, opened the whole thing up with government officials, mining industry people, and locals all showing up.
The fresh projects cover building a classroom and a teacher's office at Mkwabi Primary School, and setting up water tanks over in Nanga Village. These moves should give students a way better place to learn and get communities hooked up with safe drinking water, which would seriously upgrade daily life for residents.
TAUR Tanzania LTD dumped 50 million shillings into making this stuff happen...
The head of Kano State's Hisbah Board just sounded the alarm that Nigerians cannot even feel secure inside their own houses anymore. Sheikh Aminu Daurawa went on an emotional rant in a video after hearing about the murder of Fatima and her six kids in the Dorayi Chiranchi neighborhood of Kano.
The Islamic cleric said the tragedy hit him hard and kept him up all night. He woke up still crushed by sadness, pain, and stress after his Hisbah officials sent him details and photos from the crime scene that he described as beyond disturbing.
Daurawa painted the nightmare scenario of coming home from the office, school, farm, or wherever, and finding your wife and children butchered by terrorists, with some bodies dumped down a well. He...
The Borno State House of Assembly Speaker just called out organizers for leaving Vice President Kashim Shettima off a banner at an APC gathering in the North East. Abdulkarim Lawan noticed the promotional display had President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, five APC governors from the region, and the party's National Legal Adviser, but Shettima's face was nowhere to be found.
Lawan ripped into the snub during the event, calling it totally unfair since the whole thing went down in Maiduguri, which happens to be where Shettima is from. He warned this type of mess creates serious drama, pointing back to how a similar screwup wrecked an APC meeting in Gombe last year.
The Speaker said the exact same problem blew up the Gombe event, and here it is...
