State of economy as Tanzanians vote: Challenges for next govt

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Tanzanians Vote for New President
Voice of America
October 25, 2015 7:36 AM. Voters in Tanzania are going to the polls Sunday to elect a new president and parliament in what is expected to be a tight race in the East African country. Long lines of voters began gathering hours before dawn in the main ...
Tanzanians decideIPPmedia
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Tanzania elections: voting opens in tightest race in country's historyThe Guardian
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Ruling party wins Tanzania presidency, opposition challenges vote
Reuters Africa
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Tanzania's ruling party candidate, John Magufuli, was declared winner on Thursday of a presidential election, after the national electoral body dismissed opposition complaints about the process and a demand for a recount.
Magufuli is fifth presidentDaily News | The National Newspaper (press release) (blog)
Ruling-Party Candidate Wins Tanzania Presidential VoteVoice of...

President Magufuli wants Tanzanians to bear more children to boost economy  The Citizen Daily

“Friday, Saturday and Sunday should be omitted by the National Electoral Commission to allow Tanzanians the chance to worship for the peaceful elections. Hence Monday will be convenient for all voters to exercise they civic right,” says the politician.

Tanzanians in diaspora likely to vote in General Election
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The government has hinted on the likelihood of history being made with Tanzanians in diaspora having the chance to take part – as voters – in the General Election lined up for this October. Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda made an announcement to that effect ...
Strategy mooted for diaspora vote in Oct pollsDaily News

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War-torn South Sudan's oil-rich economy on the edge of collapse

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Ruling party seen fending off challenger as Tanzanians vote | Reuters
Firstpost
DAR ES SALAAM Tanzanians voted on Sunday in presidential and parliamentary polls in which the ruling party is expected to fend off rivals led by former prime minister Edward Lowassa, who has tapped into mounting anger over corruption and the slow ...
Tanzania votes in tight election raceDaily Mail
Tanzania Votes for New Leader Amid Fears of Dispute Over ResultBloomberg
Candidates' pledge sports upturnDaily...

Daily Trust
Jonathan urges peaceful election, as Tanzanians vote today
Daily Trust
Tanzanians, among them people of the semi-autonomous nation of Zanzibar, have been urged to conduct peaceful, fair and credible elections. The Chairman of the Commonwealth Observer Mission to the election and immediate past president of Nigeria, ...
Observers' role is crucial in General ElectionDaily News | The National Newspaper (press release) (blog)

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South Sudan's civil war is putting further pressure on an already beleaguered economy, as oil reserves dwindle, war rages and famine looms.