Free #GuyMiltonSmith from illegal detention. An American national, Guy was picked up by a 'drone' on 21st March in Fort Portal, Western Uganda & held incommunicado. To date, he's not been produced in court. Police say they're holding him for subversive anti-government activities!
Did You Know?
In 2019, China offered to give Tanzania a loan to expand Dar es Salaam port if they agree to
• No construction of a new port.
• Chinese to head the port for 30 years
• 99 year lease.
President Magufuli refused, saying only a mad man would sign that.
R.I.P
Dr. Samia Suluhu has become Tanzania's Acting President.
Late President Magufuli won re-election with 84.40% of the votes in October 2020 and was to serve for 5 years.
She will rule till 2025.
She assumed office as Tanzania's first female Vice President on November 5, 2015.
This is a picture of #Tanzanian leaders including the Late President John #Magufuli. Three of them have died within the last few weeks. One died following “a short illness” during the first Covid wave last year.
President John Magufuli made Tanzania a Middle Income country.
He rejected a $10 billion loan from China
He didn't go on state trips outside Africa
He reduced the cabinet's size from 30 to 19
He banned Government officials from foreign trips & abolished their tax exemptions.
We shall all pay for it, anyway. Diseases don't need passports, do they?
Daily chart – Vaccine nationalism means that poor countries will be left behind https://t.co/EC0PHVG61U
In poorer countries, meaningful vaccination coverage—enough for life to return to normal—may not be possible until 2023, if ever https://t.co/r8y2jGaMCn
50 years ago, the UAE was covered with sand; 50yrs later its the 1st Arab ctry to reach Mars!!!.50 years ago, UGANDA-a ctry blessed with natural resources, was fighting 4 independence. 50yrs later, Its leaders 're still fighting to stay in power. IT PAYS TO HAVE GREAT LEADERS.!!!
Without more #WomenInScience, the world will continue to be designed by and for men, and the potential of girls and women will remain untapped.
We must ensure that girls have access to education and that they can see a future for themselves in science & tech.