Tanzania,officially the United Republic of Tanzania,is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north;Kenya to the northeast;the Indian Ocean to the east;Mozambique and Malawi to the south;Zambia to the southwest;and Rwanda,Burundi,and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Mount Kilimanjaro,Africa's highest mountain,is in northeastern Tanzania. According to the 2022 national census,Tanzania has a population of nearly 62 million,making it the most populous country located entirely south of the equator.
William Vangimembe Lukuvi is a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Ismani constituency. Until 8 January 2022,he was the Minister for Lands,Housing and Human Settlement Development. He completed Master of Arts in political science at Open University of Tanzania.
Samia Suluhu Hassan is a Tanzanian politician who has been serving since 19 March 2021 as the sixth and first female president of Tanzania. She is a member of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party and the third female head of government of an East African Community (EAC) country. Upon the death in office of President John Magufuli,she was sworn in as president.
Hussein Ali Mwinyi is the 8th president of Zanzibar. The son of former Tanzanian president Ali Hasan Mwinyi,he is a member of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) political party.
Ummy Ally Mwalimu is a Tanzanian politician belonging to the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party. She is currently a Member of Parliament for Tanga Constituency and also serves as the Minister of Health,Seniors and Children. She has held various cabinet positions since 2010. She is a third-term Member of Parliament,firstly appointed to a seat reserved for women in the parliament of Tanzania in 2010.
George Boniface Taguluvala Simbachawene is a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Kibakwe constituency since 2005.
Damas Daniel Ndumbaro is a Tanzanian politician,lawyer and cabinet Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs.
Stergomena Lawrence Tax is Tanzania's minister for foreign affairs and East African cooperation since 2022. She was previously Minister of Defence and National Service from 2021 to 2022,becoming the first woman to hold the title since the country’s independence. Before that she served as the executive secretary of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
Jenista Joakim Mhagama is a Tanzanian politician belonging to the Chama Cha Mapinduzi party. She is a Member of Parliament for Peramiho constituency. In December 2015,she was appointed as a Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office responsible for Policy,Parliamentary Affairs,Labour,Employment,Youth and the Disabled in President John Magufuli's administration. In January 2022,she was moved to the President’s Office Good Governance and Public Services.
Bashiru Ally Kakurwa is a Tanzanian academic,diplomat and politician.
Venance Salvatory Mabeyo,also known as Vicent Mabeyo,is a retired Tanzanian military officer who served as the eighth Defense Forces Chief to lead the Tanzania People's Defense Force (TPDF). He was appointed by President John Magufuli on 6 February 2017. After Magufuli's death in March 2021,Mabeyo played a major role in ensuring a smooth transition of power to the new President,Samia Suluhu Hassan. He retired from the TPDF in June 2022.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Tanzania was a part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Tanzania in March 2020.
Adolf Faustine Mkenda,is a Tanzanian Minister of Education,Science,and Technology,having previously served as Minister of Agriculture. An associate professor of Economics at the University of Dar es Salaam and a politician who presently serves as a Chama Cha Mapinduzi's Member of Parliament for Rombo constituency since November 2020.
Events of 2021 in Tanzania.
The Suluhu Cabinet was officially formed in Tanzania on 31 March 2021. Following the death of former president John Magufuli,Samia Suluhu Hassan the Vice President in the previous cabinet was sworn in as the new president. Within two weeks of her assignment,she appointed a new vice president and reshuffled the previous cabinet.
Mohamed Mchengerwa is the current Minister of Natural resources and Tourism in Tanzania. He is a member of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi political party. He was elected MP representing Rufiji in 2015.
Michael A. Battle Sr. is an American diplomat,chaplain,and academic administrator who has served as United States ambassador to Tanzania since February 2023. He previously served as ambassador to the African Union from 2009 to 2013.
Emmanuel Mpawe Tutuba is the eight Governor of the Bank of Tanzania.
Simon Nyakoro Sirro is a Tanzanian diplomat and former Inspector-general of police force in Tanzania. In 2022,he was appointed to be an ambassador of Tanzania to Zimbabwe by President Samia Suluhu Hassan.
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