Congo to vote on constitutional change

Congo-Brazzaville's president says he will hold a referendum over the controversial issue of changing the constitution to allow for a third term.

Oil-rich Congo’s government has called an October referendum on allowing veteran leader Denis Sassou Nguesso, who has already notched up more than 30 years in power, to run for a controversial third term.

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Vote spurs calls for faster change in resource-rich Tanzania
Daily Times
DAR ES SALAAM: On the streets and in board rooms, Tanzanians are calling for change as they head to elections next month, demanding growth that reaches the poor, an end to red tape that holds back business and a crackdown on pervasive corruption.
Tanzania tightens security ahead of October pollsThe Herald
Dar es Salaam works to double capacity, cut dwell timesJOC.com

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DR Congo says it wants to redraw the boundaries of Virunga National Park, a Unesco World Heritage site, to allow for oil exploration

Congo-Brazzaville's President Denis Sassou N'Guesso has said told the BBC he is in favour of changing his country's constitution.

Former Miss Tanzania 1999, Hoyce Temu on field during the recording of her  TV talk show.

She also has her own talk show, Mimi na Tanzania (Me and Tanzania), which focuses on CSRs, fundraising, and supporting women and children through the promotion of human rights, gender equality, and access to healthcare and education.

Please nominate her on this category: “Journalists, reporters, presenters who stand out in their field”

International Women’s Day just around the corner, MISA’s is looking...

Name calling and telling damn lies now seems to be the order of the day in our politics. Thanks to this trend – that is systematically proving that ours is a dirty politics – some voters are very discouraged.

SaharaReporters.com
Of The Tanzanian Change And Our Own Change By Peter Claver Oparah
SaharaReporters.com
Of recent, the hyperactive Nigerian social media has been abuzz with heightened excitement of some Nigerians on reported changes that are taking place in Tanzania under President John Pombe Magufuli.
Of The Tanzanian Change And Our Own ChangeP.M. News

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DR Congo ilitoka nyuma na kuishinda Congo kwa mabao 4-2 na kufika katika semi fainali ya mechi za kombe la Afrika.