Location: Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Kenya and Mozambique Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Kenya and Mozambique

Capital: Dar es Salaam

Total Area: 945,087 sq km'

Population: appox. 37,445,392 37,445,392

Languages: Kiswahili or Swahili, Kiunguju,English , Arabic and many local languagesKiswahili or Swahili, Kiunguju,English , Arabic and many local languages

Currency: Tanzanian Shilling (TZS) Tanzanian Shilling (TZS)

Independance Day: 26 April 1964

Date Joined: 1961

Head of Government: President John Pombe Joseph Magufuli (since 5 November 2015)



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Her Excellency Samia Suluhi Hassan


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His Excellency Peter Alain Kallaghe
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Tanzania's Prime Minister dispels rumors about President Magufuli's health after Covid-19 speculation

Tanzania's Prime Minister has dispelled rumors about President John Magufuli's health after days of wide speculation that he was ill with Covid-19.

Kassim Majaliwa said he was surprised people were questioning the President's whereabouts, adding that the leader was "fine and continuing with his daily activities," as he spoke during a Friday prayer session at a mosque in the country's Njombe region, according to state broadcaster Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation.
President Magufuli, who makes weekly public appearances at Sunday church services, hasn't been seen since February 27, fueling speculation that he is ill and was being treated abroad.
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Tanzania coronavirus: prez orders reopening of all schools on June 29

President John Pombe Magufuli has ordered that all schools across the country be reopened at the end of this month. He gave the directives during a speech at the dissolution of the 11th parliament yesterday. The order comes weeks after universities and other institutions of learning resumed teaching and learning activities with strict guidelines.
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'The corona disease has been eliminated thanks to God' - Tanzania prez

In late May, it was the Regional Commissioner for Dar es Salaam, declaring that COVID-19 had been defeated in Tanzania. Weeks on, President John Magufuli has reaffirmed Paul Makonda’s claims. The president declared the country “coronavirus-free,” he credited the prayers of citizens for the triumph. “The corona disease has been eliminated thanks to God,” Mr Magufuli told worshippers in a church in the capital, Dodoma.
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Tanzanian president's son recovers from COVID-19

The number of people infected with the coronavirus is reported to have dropped considerably in Tanzania. It’s a delightful news that Tanzanian President John Magufuli is hoping to announce this Sunday. Magufuli stated that one of his sons had contracted the coronavirus, but had now recovered. “As I speak here now, one of my own sons has just recovered from corona virus disease, and this is after they quarantined and used steam inhalation, took lemons and ginger”, he said.
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'God will help us,' Tanzania president 'rejects' virus lockdown

At a time when countries have imposed and are easing lockdowns in the fight against COVID-19, Tanzanian president John Magufuli insists there will be no such thing as lockdown in the east African nation. During an address to a church congregation over the weekend, Magufuli stressed that when the neighbours are done with their lockdowns, they could still come for help with food. “There is not going to be any such thing as lockdown in Tanzania, God will help us. We need to work hard, once the other East Africans
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Tanzania receives COVID-Organics, the Madagascar virus 'cure'

Barely a week since President Magufuli of Tanzania said the country was interested in COVID-Organics, the Malagasy preventive / curative, potion for coronavirus, a consignment was delivered on Friday according to reports. The donation comes days after the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo received their donations. Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau have also been served.
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africanews
Magufuli adopts new greetings style to fight coronavirus

Tanzania President John Magufuli has come up with a new way of greeting people as a preventive measure to help curb the spread of the coronavirus.
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nairobinews.nation.co.k
Digital advocacy trends for Tanzania in 2020

African governments and businesses operating on the continent now have a strategic opportunity to reach a wider online audience in order to drive change, enhance economic competitiveness and create digital impact. Mobile technology has been at the center of Tanzania’s digital transformation
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Air Tanzania to operate China charters from late 1Q20

Air Tanzania (TC, Dar es Salaam) anticipates commencing longhaul flights to China from next month, according to Tanzanian newspaper The Citizen. The first charter flight from Hangzhou is expected to arrive in Tanzania on February 24, with a second planned for March 3.
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After Four Decades, Tanzania Government Finally Moves to Capital

Tanzania will move core government functions to its capital, Dodoma, more than four decades after the city got that status.
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bloomberg.com
Licence to blog: Will 'Swahili WikiLeaks' have to close?

Bloggers in Tanzania will have to pay $920 (?660) for the privilege of posting content online, according to new regulations.
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bbc - Dickens Olewe
Court provisionally blocks Tanzania's new blogging law

Tanzania's high court on Friday temporarily suspended a controversial new law that would impose major fees on bloggers and other online media.
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