I’ll end poverty, says CCM’s 38th presidential candidate

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CCM presidential candidate Dr John Magufuli
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They have been friends for five years now, but Raila Odinga and John Magufuli are only just now drawing the suspicious of Dar es Salaam political insiders who are wary that their friendship might be more of a political alliance that originally perceived.
Young voters advised to vote for CCM candidateDaily News | The National Newspaper (press release) (blog)

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CCM Party Meets to Choose Presidential Candidate
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Tanzania's main political party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), will choose its presidential candidate by mid-July to contest national elections set for 25 October 2015. The process started in early June when 42 prospective candidates collected nomination ...
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Tanzania's ruling party meets to pick presidential candidateReuters Africa
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CCM’s congress has picked Dr John Pombe Magufuli as the party’s Union presidential candidate.

CCM presidential candidate challenged to air plans for inclusive growth
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Only a day after his nomination, CCM's presidential flag bearer Dr John Magufuli has been challenged to publicise his plans on prioritising inclusive economic growth that will lift the common man from abject poverty. Speaking in separate interviews ...

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Lowassa presidential candidate under Ukawa
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The coalition of four opposition parties popularly known as Ukawa has endorsed former Prime Minister Edward Lowassa as its presidential candidate in the October General Election. The parties – Chadema, Civic United Front, NCCR-Mageuzi and National ...
Tanzanian opposition pick ex-prime minister for presidential raceThe Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)
Tanzanian opposition coalition nominates former PM for...

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UKAWA presidential candidate Edward Lowassa
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Chadema presidential candidate Edward Lowassa has finally become vocal over his anti-corruption stance, after nearly a month of silence over the issue his political rivals would use as a weapon to counter his moves to the State House. Lowassa, who ...
WhatsApp is now the primary platform for political trash talk in Tanzania's ...Quartz
Tanzania: campaign gets ugly with 3 weeks to pollsGhanaWeb
Candidate boards bus in attempts of 'shading'...

To open his speech at his rally in Arua on Wednesday, FDC presidential candidate Dr Kizza Besigye thanked the people of the town for “demonstrating that you are tired of Mr Museveni and NRM”.

Former refugee who dreams of becoming Somalia's first female president