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Yupo wapi Rais Magufuli? Jumapili iliyopita alikuwa amepanga kusali ibada ya kwanza KKKT Azania Front. Alizuiwa dakika za mwisho. Hakwenda. Hajaonekana wala kusikika popote wiki nzima sasa. Kwa utaratibu tuliozoeshwa, iwapo na Jumapili hii hataonekana NI NEWS! Yupo wapi? Yukoje?

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Congo's Ebola outbreak has surpassed 11,000 reported cases and 5,300 deaths, according to AP. Conflict and attacks on health workers are obstructing containment, raising concerns across East Africa. #DRC #Ebola #EastAfrica

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Joseph Kabila’s FRN/M23 coalition has reportedly captured Bitale, Kalonge, Bulambika and Kambali in South Kivu, advancing along the strategic Route 3 corridor towards Bunyakiri.

Local authorities estimate that more than 160,000 people have fled the fighting.

These military gains come as Kabila’s coalition challenges President Tshisekedi’s proposed constitutional changes and warns that the Doha peace process could collapse.

The implications extend beyond Congo. Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and the wider East African region face renewed security and humanitarian concerns.

Will military pressure force meaningful negotiations or push Congo towards another prolonged regional conflict?

#DRC #JosephKabila #M23 #FRN #Tshisekedi #EastAfrica #CongoCrisis

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Eight people, including five construction workers and two police reservists, were killed in an ambush in Kenya's Mandera County on 10 November. Authorities suspect al-Shabaab involvement; investigations continue. #Kenya #Somalia #Security

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At least 33 people were reportedly killed in an ADF-linked attack in eastern DRC. Medical officials say patients, including suspected Ebola cases, fled a health facility. The violence raises urgent concerns over civilian protection and disease control. #DRC #EastAfrica

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SOMALIA FACES NEW POLITICAL CRISIS OVER PRESIDENTIAL TERM https://t.co/8XL9AYAmyw via @ngurumo

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Somalia faces a constitutional crisis after its Supreme Court ruled that President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's term had expired and ordered elections within 90 days. The attorney general rejects the ruling. The dispute raises serious questions about governance and security. #Somalia #EAC

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Cargo movement has partially resumed at the Kenya–Tanzania Namanga border after protests over the death of a Kenyan clearing agent. The easing is temporary, and demands for accountability remain. The case highlights the importance of security and uninterrupted EAC trade. #Kenya #Tanzania #EAC

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Trade at the Kenya-Tanzania Namanga border has been disrupted following the reported killing of a Kenyan clearing agent. Both countries are investigating, while trucks carrying perishable goods remain stranded. Regional trade and accountability are at stake. #EAC #Kenya #TanzaniaImara

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UJUMBE WA LEO:

Hakuna aliye salama.

Katika yote, tutafakari umuhimu wa mambo matatu haya:

1. Hekima.

2. Umakini.

3. Tahadhari.

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@YerickoNyerereT Hivi wewe ukoje?

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WHAT DOES TUNDU LISSU’S CONVICTION MEAN FOR TANZANIA’S DEMOCRACY? https://t.co/u8EPyPR4bv via @ngurumo

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The African Union and EU have adopted a partnership implementation plan and monitoring mechanism in Addis Ababa. The test now is whether commitments on trade, security, migration and development produce measurable results for African citizens.
Read our analysis at Sauti Kubwa: https://t.co/XNoph6he5G

#AUEU #Africa #EU

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NINE QUESTIONS THE EAC MUST ANSWER BEFORE THE NEXT DISASTER STRIKES https://t.co/jnGzJHkvE3

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SERBIA’S STUDENTS HAVE A LESSON FOR AFRICA’S GOVERNMENTS AND OPPOSITION https://t.co/Hh2dthYJxG

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WASHINGTON TURNS TRADE INTO WEAPON OF DIPLOMACY AGAINST RWANDA, SOUTH AFRICA https://t.co/SqRKrqjc3I

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UGANDA LEAVES SOMALIA: AFTER 20 YEARS OF WAR, WHO WILL SECURE THE PEACE? https://t.co/Rabtd9s54J

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TAFAKURI YA LEO!

Katika siasa na harakati za kijamii, ujasiri si kusema yale ambayo wengi wanapenda kusikia, bali kuwa tayari kusema unachoamini hata unapojua hutapigiwa makofi.

Mnyukano wa maoni kati ya Godbless Lema na Mange Kimambi unatukumbusha jambo muhimu: hakuna mtu anayepaswa kuwa juu ya kukosolewa, awe mwanasiasa au mwanaharakati.

Ushawishi si mamlaka, umaarufu si kinga dhidi ya hoja, na vitisho haviwezi kuwa mbadala wa majibu.

Jamii inayotaka viongozi wawajibike lazima iwe tayari pia kuhoji watu wenye ushawishi. Uhuru wa kujieleza hauwezi kuwa haki ya upande mmoja pekee. Tuendelee kutafakari!

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TUNATOKAJE HAPA? USHAURI WANGU

Hii inatuhusu sote Watanzania. Tumekwama! Wa kunyoshewa kidole anajulikana. Tena si mmoja - kama nilivyoandika juzi.

Lakini la msingi ni kutambua kwamba tunapaswa kwenda mbele zaidi ya kunyosheana vidole. Kunyoshea kidole ni sehemu ya kudai uwajibikaji, lakini peke yake hakutoshi kujenga taifa.

Wenye uwezo wa kunyosha vidole waendelee kufanya hivyo. Wengine watumie vipaji, maarifa, uzoefu na nyenzo walizonazo kuchangia mabadiliko tunayoyahitaji.

Taifa haliwezi kujengwa kwa fikra, mbinu au aina moja tu ya mchango.
Tunahitaji watu wenye uwezo wa kuchambua matatizo, kubuni suluhisho, kufanya utafiti, kuelimisha jamii, kujenga maridhiano, kusimamia haki, kuimarisha taasisi, kukuza uchumi, kuendeleza sayansi na teknolojia, na kuandaa kizazi kipya cha viongozi wenye maadili na uwezo.

Tunahitaji waandishi wa habari na vitabu, walimu, wanazuoni, wanasheria, wajasiriamali, wabunifu, wanadiplomasia, wanaharakati na viongozi wenye uwezo wa kufikiri tofauti, kutafakari, kusikilizana na kushirikiana licha ya tofauti zao.

Na kuna nyakati ambazo taifa linahitaji zaidi ya wanasiasa. Linahitaji statesmen - viongozi wenye upeo wa kitaifa, busara, hekima, uvumilivu na uwezo wa kuona mbali zaidi ya maslahi ya vyama, makundi na nafsi zao. Kama kuna wakati ambao Tanzania inahitaji hekima ya viongozi wa aina hiyo, ni sasa. Watu wanaoweza kujenga madaraja pale wengine wanapojenga kuta; wanaoweza kusikiliza pande zinazohasimiana, kutuliza mihemko na kusaidia taifa kutafuta mwafaka bila kuipuuza haki na misingi ya uwajibikaji.

Tunao. Tuwatumie.

Wanaopaza sauti waendelee. Wasiopaza sauti nao watoe mchango wao. Kila kipaji kina nafasi yake, na kila mchango wenye tija unastahili kuthaminiwa.

Kunyosheana kidole kunatuonyesha tatizo na wanaowajibika nalo. Lakini kulitatua kunahitaji zaidi ya kidole: kunahitaji akili, maarifa, maono, uadilifu, hekima, ubunifu, maturity, na vitendo.

Hatimaye, zaidi ya kujua nani ametufikisha hapa tulipo, tujue pia tutatokaje hapa, kwa njia gani, na nani atafanya nini.

Taifa haliwezi kujengwa kwa lawama pekee, wala haliwezi kuponywa kwa ukimya unaoficha ukweli. Tunahitaji ukweli, haki, uwajibikaji, maridhiano na hekima ya kutuongoza kuelekea kesho iliyo bora kuliko jana.

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WHO REALLY BUILT DODOMA?

53 years. Six presidents. One national ambition.

From Nyerere’s historic 1973 decision to Magufuli’s accelerated relocation and Samia’s inauguration of Mtumba Government City in 2026, Dodoma’s transformation is a story of vision, continuity and national investment.
No single president built Dodoma. Tanzania built Dodoma, across generations.

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