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Africans must wake up and act

Africa Jakaya Kikwete 1 - 19 Jul 2019

Only by working together will the countries of the continent make their voices heard on the international stage

Experts gather to disrupt continent’s education

Article Staff Reporter - 5 Oct 2018

The forum hopes to solve some of the problems in education and learning

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Kikwete: Africa inherited poor education from colonial masters

Africa Manuela Kasper Claridge - 6 May 2017

Ex-Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete has said improving the education system in Africa will replenish the continent’s skills gap.

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Kikwete says Tanzania won’t pull out of troubled EAC

Article Staff Reporter - 8 Nov 2013

Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete says his country will not pull out of the East African Community despite having issues with the organisation.

Tanzania president sees better inflation by June 2012

Article Staff Reporter - 11 Jan 2012

Tanzania expects its inflation rate to fall to single digits by June from 19.2% it was at in November, also hoping for 7% economic growth.

Tanzania eyes 8% to 10% growth a year in next five years

Article Staff Reporter - 8 Jun 2011

Tanzania will target growth of 8% to 10% annually for the next five years to revamp the country's agriculture, infrastructure and industrial sectors.

Côte d’Ivoire’s Ouattara heads to mediation summit

Article Staff Reporter - 10 Mar 2011

Alassane Ouattara headed on Wednesday to an African summit he expects will come up with ways to force his rival Laurent Gbagbo to hand over power.

Tanzania ruling party expects comfortable poll win

Africa Staff Reporter - 3 Nov 2010

Tanzania's ruling party said on Tuesday it expected to emerge the victor from last Sunday's presidential and parliamentary elections.

Zanzibar ruling party candidate wins elections

Africa Staff Reporter - 2 Nov 2010

Ali Mohamed Shein of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi was declared the winner of Zanzibar's elections.

Tanzanian voters the big losers

Africa Staff Reporter - 2 Nov 2010

The large number of candidates running for the presidency does not make up for the paucity of good leadership.

Vote counting completed in Tanzanian polls

Article Staff Reporter - 1 Nov 2010

Tanzania await official poll results with federal president Jakaya Kikwete likely to clinch re-election.

Rice seeks African insight to help end Zim crisis

Article Staff Reporter - 10 May 2008

United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke on Friday with African leaders and former United Nations chief Kofi Annan for their insight into how to end Zimbabwe's election crisis, her spokesperson said. Rice spoke to Botswana President Ian Khama, Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa and Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete.

UN chief alarmed at reports of rising violence in Zim

Article Staff Reporter - 6 May 2008

United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon on Monday expressed alarm at reports of rising violence and intimidation in Zimbabwe and said he was consulting with African leaders on how to help resolve the country's election crisis. "I am deeply concerned at reports of rising levels of violence and intimidation" in Zimbabwe, he told reporters.

Piercing the Mbeki shield

Article Staff Reporter - 13 Apr 2008

On the surface, South Africa's assumption of the presidency of the United Nations Security Council earlier this month has no relevance for the Zimbabwe electoral crisis. Desperate Zimbabweans could call for help from the UN, but this call comes when South Africa is gatekeeper at the Security Council.

Shackled Simon Mann names names

Article Staff Reporter - 12 Mar 2008

Wearing handcuffs and leg-irons in an African prison, the former SAS soldier who tried to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea in a coup d'état on Tuesday claimed the main instigator of the plot was the London-based Lebanese millionaire Ely Calil.

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