President leads the nation in mourning Mufti Simba’s death

Nation mourns Mufti Simba
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Tanzania's Chief Sheikh (Mufti), Issa Shaaban Bin Simba, died yesterday morning at the TMJ Hospital in Dar es Salaam where he was admitted for the last three days. He was being treated for diabetes and blood pressure related problems that he had ...
Sheikh Simba is dead; to be buried todayDaily News

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Kikwete leads mourners in laying Mufti Simba to rest
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President Jakaya Kikwete yesterday led mourners at the burial of the late Chief Sheikh, Mufti Shaaban bin Simba who died in a Dar es Salaam hospital on Monday. The late Simba was laid to rest yesterday at the Nguzonane cemetery here. The body of the ...
Sheikh Simba Is Dead - to Be Buried TodayAllAfrica.com
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Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

KARACHI (Dunya News) – Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has announced to observe day of mourning today  over Safoora Chowrangi massacre in Karachi that left 44 of minority Ismaili community dead. The national flag will also fly at half mast on all official buildings.

PM Nawaz has vowed to bring culprits to justice while announcing the day of mourning. Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Muttahida Qaumi Movement and Jamaat Islami leaderships...

The country where many still mourn the 'messiah of Africa'

Zanzibar leads nation in gender-based violence, report says
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Gender-based violence is on the rise in some areas of Zanzibar and remains rampant in many areas of Tanzania, according to a report released Wednesday (February 19th) by the Tanzania Media Women's Association (TAMWA).
Tanzania kicks off $2.4 mln project to fight violence against childrenThomson Reuters Foundation

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Tanzanians are eagerly waiting for President Jakaya Kikwete to live up to their expectations as far as the IPTL/Escrow scandal is concerned.

The president of Tunisia is to address the nation, two days after the museum attack that killed 23 people, mostly foreign tourists.

The Chairman of the UN High level panel on Global Response to Health Crises President Dr.Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete leads a consultative session in New York shortly after he arrived this morning. On the Left is the UN Deputy Secretary General Mr.Jan Eliason.

The Secretary-General has asked the Panel to make recommendations to strengthen national and international systems to prevent and manage future health crises, taking into account lessons learned from the response to the outbreak of Ebola...

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Lowassa: I am prepared to lead nation as 5th president
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CHADEMA presidential candidate, Edward Lowassa has said he is well prepared and organised to lead the nation as the Union government's fifth president. Lowassa also promised Mbeya residents to provide free education from kindergarten to university ...
Elections should enhance our nation's prestige in world mapDaily News | The National Newspaper (press release) (blog)
Concern Over Tragic Deaths Ahead of Tanzania's...