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Hassan brought Nchimbi back into senior politics in January 2024 – after he spent the John Magufuli presidency in ambassadorial roles – as Secretary-General of CCM (AC Vol 66 No 23 The power behind Samia's throne & Vol 55 No 4 Trophy-hunters after Kikwete)...
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Allies of the late President John Magufuli says Samia is reliant on a small cabal of ‘Wanamapinduzi' hardline CCM from Zanzibar...
Mining companies wanted relief from Lungu's resource-nationalist agenda modelled on the late Tanzanian President John Magufuli and from aggressive efforts to increase tax receipts...
She had lifted a ban on protests in 2023 six years after it had been imposed by her predecessor John Magufuli (AC Vol 66 No 11 President Hassan turns bulldozer)...
The corruption surrounding IPTL eventually prompted President John Magufuli to arrest Sethi and Rugemalira in 2017 (AC Vol 58 No 13 Chill in the air for Chenge & Vol 58 No 14 Escrow case takes wing )...
After the death of President John Pombe Magufuli in 2021 Makonda was pushed out of the spotlight as reformers were hoping to persuade the newly installed Hassan to ease up on repression and state violence...
Ramadhan Dau is one of the former directors general of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) who was promoted by President John Pombe Magufuli and named Tanzania's High Commissioner to Malaysia...
Aziz declared a US dollar billionaire by Forbes magazine in 2013 spent most of President John Pombe Magufuli's term in office out of the country (AC Vol 52 No 10 The Lowassa fight back)...
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It is a far cry from the early days of President Hassan's government when she promised ‘better and friendly laws and regulations that would protect journalists and open more space for the freedom of expression and the media' and lifted a ban on a handful of media outlets who had criticised her predecessor John Magufuli (Dispatches 19/5/22 Lifting media curbs points to President's growing confidence)...
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He is seen as a technocrat having served for almost a decade in the governments of presidents John Magufuli and Hassan latterly as Finance Minister since 2021...
Tanzania has made progress in power generation during Hassan's tenure and predecessor John Magufuli's last full presidential term...
