By : Lloyd Mahachi Tanzania’s ruling party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), has officially nominated President Samia Suluhu Hassan as its candidate for the upcoming presidential elections in October. This move solidifies Hassan’s bid to extend her leadership of the East African nation. The nomination was made during the party’s national congress, where Hassan was endorsed as the party’s flag bearer. Hassan, who took office in 2021 following the sudden death of her predecessor, John Magufuli, has called for unity ahead of the elections. She urged Tanzanians to maintain their unity, acknowledging that the polls can be divisive. Hassan…
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By : Lloyd Mahachi Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th president of the United States, marking a remarkable comeback after overcoming four criminal indictments and two assassination attempts. Trump took the oath of office at an intimate inauguration ceremony inside the Rotunda of the Capitol, the same building his supporters stormed four years ago. The ceremony was moved indoors due to below-freezing temperatures in Washington. Trump, 78, raised his right hand and took the oath using a Bible his mother gave him in 1955, stacked on a second Bible used by President Abraham Lincoln for his…
By : Lloyd Mahachi Four Moroccan truck drivers have gone missing while crossing the volatile border area between Burkina Faso and Niger. This incident has raised concerns about the safety of drivers in the region. According to a source from the Moroccan Embassy in Burkina Faso and a Moroccan transport union, the drivers disappeared on Saturday. The embassy is working closely with Burkina Faso authorities to locate the missing drivers. The drivers were traveling without an escort from Dori in Burkina Faso to Tera in Niger, an area notorious for jihadi threats. Three trucks, one carrying a spare driver,…
By : Lloyd Mahachi TikTok is back online in the US, thanks to a surprise pledge from President-elect Donald Trump. The Chinese-owned app had stopped working for American users on Saturday evening, after a law banning it on national security grounds came into effect. The law, which was passed last April, required TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, to sell its US operations to avoid a ban. Despite this, Trump promised to issue an executive order on Monday to delay the implementation of the law, allowing more time for a deal to be made. This move has been seen as an…
By : Lloyd Mahachi Melania Trump, the incoming US first lady, has made a surprising move by launching her own cryptocurrency, just a day after her husband, President-elect Donald Trump, launched his own cryptocurrency, $Trump. The new cryptocurrency, $Melania, was announced on the social platform X, with Melania Trump posting, “The Official Melania Meme is live! You can buy $MELANIA now.” This move has sparked interest and debate within the cryptocurrency community, with some analysts noting the potential implications for the market. The launch of $Melania has caused a stir in the cryptocurrency market, with some analysts noting that it…
By : Lloyd Mahachi King Misuzulu has abruptly cancelled his wedding to his third wife, Nomzamo Myeni, which was scheduled to take place on January 26 at the KwaKhangelamankengane Royal Palace. The wedding had been marred in controversy after the king’s first wife, Queen Ntokozo Mayisela, sought an interdict to stop the wedding, citing their existing civil marriage. The controversy surrounding the wedding had been brewing for some time, with many questioning the king’s decision to take a third wife while still being married to his first wife. The situation had become increasingly complicated, with the king’s first wife…
By : Lloyd Mahachi President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony has been relocated indoors due to the extremely cold weather forecasted for Washington D.C. on January 20. The event will now take place inside the US Capitol’s rotunda, instead of outside the building. This decision was made to ensure the safety of attendees, including tens of thousands of law enforcement officers, first responders, and supporters. Trump announced the change of venue on his Truth Social platform, stating that he doesn’t want anyone to get hurt or injured due to the freezing temperatures. He advised those attending to dress…
By : Lloyd Mahachi TikTok has gone offline in the US, just hours before a new law banning the platform was set to take effect. A message appearing on the app for US users announced that a law banning TikTok had been enacted, rendering the service temporarily unavailable. This move has left millions of users in the US without access to the popular social media platform. The move comes after TikTok warned it would “go dark” on Sunday unless the outgoing Biden administration provided assurances that the ban would not be enforced. President-elect Donald Trump has indicated that…
By : Lloyd Mahachi Manuel Chang, the former finance minister of Mozambique, has been sentenced to eight and a half years in prison by a New York court. Chang was convicted in August last year for his role in the “hidden debt” graft scandal that sparked an economic crisis in Mozambique. The scandal involved Chang accepting $7 million in bribes in exchange for signing off on about $2 billion in secret loans to state-owned companies from major overseas banks. These loans were meant to fund projects such as the purchase of a tuna fishing fleet and improvements to…
By : Lloyd Mahachi The United States has proposed an infrastructure project to extend a railway into eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. This move aims to ease tensions in the region and encourage a peace deal between the DRC and Rwanda. The proposed railway project is an extension of the Lobito Corridor, which links the resource-rich but landlocked DRC and Zambia to a port on Angola’s Atlantic coast. The US has been supporting this project, and the extension into eastern DRC is seen as a crucial step in promoting peace and stability in the region. The…