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Police arrest opposition leaders for illegal protest plans in Tanzania The police in Tanzanian, on Monday, arrested several opposition politicians for allegedly planning illegal demonstrations after…

The South Sudan People’s Defense Force (SSPDF) repulsed an attack by Ugandan military forces on a border village in the country’s Eastern Equatoria state. A statement…

Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Friday defended his government’s decision to embark on massive road works across the country, saying it was necessary to enhance investments.…

The Party for Democracy and Progress, commonly known as Chadema, and the Alliance for Change and Transparency–Wazalendo (ACT–Wazalendo) have rejected Tanzania’s election results and demanded fresh…

Tanzania’s former Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology Development, Godfrey Gandawa, said African countries should consider devolution of security and prosecutorial…

Kenya’s President, Uhuru Kenyatta, has congratulated John Magufuli on his re-election as Tanzania’s president in the just concluded General Election. Kenyatta said Magufuli’s re-election demonstrates the…

Uganda have banned a coalition of more than 60 organisations formed to monitor the country’s 2021 general elections on grounds that it is illegal. The authorities…

Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has won re-election with a landslide victory in a poll that the opposition has described as fraudulent. Tundu Lissu of the Party…

The ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party’s presidential candidate in Zanzibar, Hussein Mwinyi, has won the presidency of the semi-autonomous state, beating 14 other candidates. Mwinyi…

Tundu Lissu, the presidential candidate of the Party for Democracy and Progress, otherwise known as Chadema, has said he will not accept the results of Wednesday’s…