Gertrude Ibengwe Mongella is a Tanzanian politician who is the first president of the Pan-African Parliament and was president of the African Union Commission from 2003 to 2008.
The University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) is a public university located in Ubungo ward of Ubungo District in Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania. It was established in 1961 as an affiliate college of the University of London. The university became an affiliate of the University of East Africa (UEA) in 1963,shortly after Tanzania gained its independence from the United Kingdom. In 1970,UEA split into three independent universities:Makerere University in Uganda,the University of Nairobi in Kenya,and the University of Dar es Salaam.
The Party for Democracy and Progress,commonly known as Chadema,is a center-right political party in Tanzania.
Edward Ngoyai Lowassa is a Tanzanian politician who was Prime Minister of Tanzania from 2005 to 2008,serving under President Jakaya Kikwete. Lowassa has gone into record as the first Prime Minister to have been forced to resign by a fraud scandal in the history of Tanzania. Following his resignation President Kikwete was obliged to dissolve his cabinet as required by the Constitution and with minimum delay,constituted a new one under a new Prime Minister,Mizengo Pinda.
The Pare people are members of an ethnic group indigenous to the Pare Mountains of northern Tanzania,part of the Kilimanjaro Region. Historically,Pareland was also known as Vuasu and Vughonu to its inhabitants. The location lies on one of the northern routes of the historic East-African long-distance trade,connecting the hinterland with the coast of the Indian Ocean.
Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka is a Tanzanian politician and United Nations official. She was a Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) Member of the National Assembly for Muleba South constituency during 2010 to 2020 and served as the Minister of Lands,Housing and Human Settlement Developments from 2010 to 2014.
The Iraqw People are the Cushitic-speaking ethnic group inhabiting the northern Tanzanian regions. They are an abundant significant group in originating in southwestern Arusha and Manyara regions of Tanzania,near the Rift Valley. The Iraqw people settled in the southeast of Ngorongoro Crater in northern Karatu District,Arusha Region,where they remain the majority ethnic group. In Manyara region,the Iraqw are a major ethnic group in Mbulu District,Babati District and Hanang District.
Imre Szekeres is a Hungarian politician of the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) and former Minister of Defense.
Mozambique –United States relations are bilateral relations between Mozambique and the United States.
African-Americans in foreign policy in the United States catalogs distinguished African Americans who have and continue to contribute to international development,diplomacy,and defense through their work with the U.S. Department of State,the U.S. Agency for International Development,the U.S. Information Agency,and the U.S. Congress,and other notable agencies and non-governmental organizations. The creators acknowledge the presence of the interagency contributions to the foreign affairs realm,and welcome additional content to showcase the achievements of African-Americans in other relevant USG agencies.
James Alex Msekela is a Tanzanian politician and diplomat.
The Chama Cha Mapinduzi is the dominant ruling party in Tanzania and the second longest-ruling party in Africa,only after the True Whig Party of Liberia. It was formed in 1977,following the merger of the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) and the Afro-Shirazi Party (ASP),which were the sole operating parties in mainland Tanzania and the semi-autonomous islands of Zanzibar respectively.
Anne Kilango Malecela is a Tanzanian politician belonging to the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party. She was Member of Parliament for Same East constituency between 2005 and 2015,Deputy Education Minister,and Regional Commissioner for Shinyanga Region for one month in 2016.
Halima James Mdee is a Tanzanian politician and a special seat women representative MP from CHADEMA serving since 2020.
General elections were held in Tanzania on 25 October 2015. Voters elected the president,members of Parliament,and local government councillors. By convention,the election was held on the last Sunday of October and was supervised by the National Electoral Commission (NEC). Political campaigns commenced on 22 August and ceased a day before the polling day.
Naghenjwa Kaboyoka (born 8 August 1949,is a Tanzanian politician belonging to the opposition Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo party. She is a Member of Parliament for Same East.
Esther Matiko is a Tanzanian politician. She is from the opposition Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo CHADEMA party. She was a Member of Parliament for Tarime Urban. Since 2020 she is serving under women special seat member.
Anna Elisha Mghwira was a Tanzanian politician and the one-time chair of the Alliance for Change and Transparency (ACT),the youngest political party in Tanzania. She was educated in the United Kingdom at the University of Essex and the University of Dar es Salaam as well as Tumaini University.
Catherine Ruge is a Tanzanian politician who served as the Chadema MP for Serengeti,between 2017 and 2020.
Ruth Hiyob Mollel is a former senior civil servant from Tanzania,who became a politician with the Chadema party after her retirement,and was a member of the National Assembly of Tanzania between 2015 and 2020.
