By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Michuzi
Tanzania’s vice-president has ordered an inquiry into the performance of the country’s vocational training centres. The decision aims to assess the effectiveness of these institutions, according to the Michuzi blog.
Zanzibar President Hussein Mwinyi launched Tanzanite in Seoul, a magazine published by Tanzania’s embassy to showcase the country’s investment, trade and tourism opportunities. The publication aims to strengthen exchanges with South Korea, according to Tanzanian daily newspaper Daily News.
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Tundu Lissu, Tanzania’s main opposition figure and Chadema leader, was sentenced on 6 November 2026 to four years in prison for incitement to treason, after 19 months in detention and acquittal on the treason charge. He can appeal, according to Africanews. Amnesty International calls the trial unfair and demands his immediate release.
🇹🇿 Tanzania · Source: AIP ·
Tanzanian Minister for Constitutional and Legal Affairs Abdallah Ulega has asked local officials to deal promptly with citizens’ complaints and inform them of the action taken. He gave the instruction during training on governance and civic education in Manyara Region, according to Daily News.
🇹🇿 Tanzania · Source: Daily News ·
Ahead of the CCM’s internal congress scheduled for 2027, five names are circulating for the presidency of Umoja wa Vijana (UVCCM), the youth wing of Tanzania’s ruling party, including outgoing vice-president Rehema Sombi and incumbent Mohammed Kawaida. According to Jamhuri Media, no candidate has yet been officially declared.
🇹🇿 Tanzania · Source: Jamhuri Media ·
400-acre cashew farm boosts Kibiti’s cashew industryA 400-acre cashew farm in Ugezi, Kibiti district, Tanzania, is expected to support youth employment and increase local production, according to district executive director Ramadhan Ali Kimara. Established three years ago, it also plans to develop cashew nut processing into wine to increase their value.
Quickmart begins trading after KSh18.41bn IPOQuickmart began trading on the Nairobi Securities Exchange after an IPO that attracted 18.41 billion Kenyan shillings, against a target of 15 billion. The offering received more than 18,000 applications, according to Citizen Digital.The week in Africa
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