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Tanzania President John Magufuli Dead at 61; Samia Suluhu Hassan Becomes Country’s First Female President

March 30, 2021March 29, 2021 Chimdi Chukwukere 0 Comments Tanzania, Africa, Death, COVID-10, presidency

Tanzania’s former Vice President was sworn in as the East African country’s first female President after the death of John Magufuli, reports Al Jazeera. This comes days after the then-former Vice President announced on state television that President John Magufuli, aged 61, died of heart failure at Mzena hospital in Dar es Salaam.

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Haitian Protests Continue Amidst President Moïse’s Reforms

March 1, 2021February 28, 2021 Christiana Mones 0 Comments Protests, Haiti, constitution, presidency

Haitian citizens have taken to the streets to protest, demanding the removal of President Jovenel Moïse, whose term some claim was supposed to end on February 7, 2021. Other opposition parties have accused Moïse of dictatorial actions, citing the dissolution of the parliament in 2020 and the recent removal of three Supreme Court Justices.