Related Research Articles
Tanzania,officially the United States 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.
The politics of Tanzania takes place in a framework of a unitary presidential democratic republic,whereby the President of Tanzania is both head of state and head of government,and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament. The party system is dominated by the Chama Cha Mapinduzi. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.
Mwanza City,also known as Rock City to the residents,is a port city and capital of Mwanza Region on the southern shore of Lake Victoria in north-western Tanzania. With an urban population of 1,311,000 in 2023,it is Tanzania's second largest city,after Dar es Salaam. It is also the second largest city in the Lake Victoria basin after Kampala,Uganda and ahead of Kisumu,Kenya at least in population size. Within the East African community,Mwanza city is the fifth largest city after Dar,Nairobi,Mombasa,and Kampala. It is slightly ahead of Kigali,Kisumu,and Bujumbura in the population of city proper limits. However,in terms of infrastructure,Kigali and Kisumu cities are way ahead of Mwanza. Mwanza city is also the capital city of Mwanza Region,and is administratively divided into two municipal districts within that Region - Ilemela and Nyamagana.
The Bank of Tanzania is the central bank of the United Republic of Tanzania. It is responsible for issuing the national currency,the Tanzanian shilling.
Mwanza Region is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions The region covers a land area of 25,233 km2 (9,743 sq mi). The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of North Macedonia. Mwanza Region is bordered to the north through Lake Victoria by the Kagera Region and Mara Region,to the east by Simiyu Region,to the south by the Shinyanga Region and to the west by Geita Region. The regional capital is the city of Mwanza. According to the 2022 national census,the region had a population of 3,699,872 and national census of 2012 had 2,772,509. Mwanza Region is the second region with high population in Tanzania after Dar es Salaam Region
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.
Paul Lazaro Bomani was a Tanzanian politician and ambassador to the United States and Mexico.
Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) is a parastatal public corporation acting under the aegis of the Ministry of Infrastructure Development,that has the responsibility "to manage and operate" the ocean ports and lake ports of the country of Tanzania. The Tanzania Ports Authrorty headquarters are located in Mchafukoge ward of Ilala District in Dar es Salaam Region. It is a member of the Port Management Association of Eastern and Southern Africa.
Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile was a Ugandan economist and banker. He served as the governor of the Bank of Uganda,the central bank of Uganda from 2001 until his death on 23 January 2022.
William Augustao Mgimwa was a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Kalenga constituency from 2010 to 2014. He also served as Tanzania's Minister of Finance from 2012 to 2014.
Chato is a town in Geita Region of northwestern Tanzania,and a port on the southern end of Lake Victoria. It is the administrative centre for Chato District.
Mwigulu Lameck Nchemba is a Tanzanian economist and CCM politician,who serves as the elected Member of Parliament for Iramba West Constituency since 2010. On 31 March 2021,President Samia Suluhu appointed him as the Minister of Finance,replacing Philip Mpango,who was elevated to the position of Vice President of Tanzania. Before his current appointment,he served as the Minister of Law and Constitutional Affairs in the Tanzanian Cabinet,since May 2020.
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).
Philip Isdor Mpango is a Tanzanian economist and politician who serves as the Vice-President of the United Republic of Tanzania.
Angeline Mabula is a Tanzanian politician belonging to the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party. She is the current Minister of lands and human settlement development. She is a Member of Parliament for Ilemela.
Ashatu Kijaji is a Tanzanian academic and politician belonging to the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party. She is a Member of Parliament for Kondoa Constituency in Dodoma Region and the Minister of Industry and Trade.
The Isaka–Kigali Standard Gauge Railway is a planned railway line linking the town of Isaka in Tanzania to the city of Kigali in Rwanda.
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.
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.
Events of 2023 in Tanzania.
References
- ↑ "Tanzania: Will new central bank boss Tutuba turn around the country's fortunes?". the africa report. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ↑ "Tanzanian president appoints Emmanuel Tutuba as central bank governor". Reuters. 8 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ↑ "Auditor General Report on African Institute for Capacity Development" (PDF). Parliament of Kenya. 30 June 2019. p. vii. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ↑ "TSN Board Member Abbasi Shines". Daily News. allafrica.com. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
Mr Emmanuel Mpawe Tutuba becomes the new Mwanza Regional Administrative Secretary
- ↑ "Major shake up as Samia rings in the changes". The Citizen. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ↑ @ikulumawasliano (January 7, 2023). "Public Notice" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
