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Samia Suluhu Hassan

Also known as: President Samia Suluhu Hassan · President Samia · Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan

Samia Suluhu Hassan — President of Tanzania, met with Namibia's president on trade, mining, agriculture, and regional integration during a state visit.

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What’s been said

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  1. June 2026
  2. Informanté

    Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan held high-level bilateral talks with President Nandi-Ndaitwah and their delegations

    Source

    The Presidency further revealed that high-level bilateral talks were held between President Nandi-Ndaitwah and Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan, as well as their respective delegations.

    Namibia, Tanzania sign key MoUs to strengthen bilateral ties
  3. New Era

    Samia Suluhu Hassan invited President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah for a state visit

    Source

    Nandi-Ndaitwah is in Tanzania on a state visit at the invitation of Tanzanian president Samia Suluhu Hassan.

    Nam, Tanzania target economic freedom
  4. Informanté

    Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan held bilateral talks with President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah

    Source

    The Business Forum formed part of the President's three-day State Visit to Tanzania, where she also held bilateral talks with Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan.

    Namibia, Tanzania urged to deepen trade
  5. Informanté

    Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan invited President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah for the state visit

    Source

    Nandi-Ndaitwah arrived in Dar es Salaam at the invitation of Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan, marking her first State Visit to Tanzania since assuming office.

    Nandi-Ndaitwah begins Tanzania state visit to strengthen bilateral ties
  6. New Era

    Tanzanian president Samia Suluhu Hassan is expected to oversee the signing of agreements to strengthen cooperation with Namibia

    Source

    During the visit, Nandi-Ndaitwah and Tanzanian president Samia Suluhu Hassan are expected to oversee the signing of agreements to strengthen cooperation between the two countries.

    NNN takes genocide campaign global
  7. Informanté

    Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan is expected to hold bilateral discussions with President Nandi-Ndaitwah

    Source

    During the visit, President Nandi-Ndaitwah and Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan are expected to hold bilateral discussions and oversee the signing of agreements aimed at expanding cooperation in areas of mutual interest.

    President Nandi-Ndaitwah heads to Ghana for reparations conference, Tanzania State Visit
  8. March 2026
  9. The Namibian

    Samia Suluhu Hassan is president of Tanzania

    Source

    Even though Samia Suluhu Hassan is the president, the fact that the elections were marred by protests and deemed not free and fair shows that women's leadership is not based on their gender.

    Gender, Governance, Youth, and the Future of Inclusion
  10. February 2026
  11. Informanté

    President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania highlighted the importance of African-led research and innovation

    Source

    President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania highlighted the importance of African-led research and innovation, pointing to national investments in advanced malaria technologies and scientific institutions working on new approaches to interrupt transmission.

    AU heads call for sustainable financing as malaria threat looms
  12. January 2026
  13. New Era

    President Samia Suluhu Hassan was declared the winner with 98% of the vote

    Source

    She was declared the winner with 98% of the vote, but only after five days of violence in which an estimated 2 000 people were killed by security forces under the cover of an internet blackout, according to the opposition.

    Search continues for deceased protesters
  14. New Era

    President Samia Suluhu Hassan said no excessive violence was used

    Source

    The government has vowed an investigation but has largely downplayed the unrest, with the president saying no excessive violence was used.

    Search continues for deceased protesters
World & Region

Namibia, Tanzania sign trade and defence cooperation MoUs

The News

Namibia and Tanzania have signed several Memoranda of Understanding to strengthen cooperation in trade, agriculture, defence, and small and medium-sized enterprises, following President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah's three-day state visit to Tanzania. High-level talks between the two presidents covered trade, mining, regional integration, investment, agriculture and infrastructure development.

22 June 2026 · Informanté

Monday 22 June

  1. Namibia, Tanzania sign trade and defence cooperation MoUs

    Namibia and Tanzania have signed several Memoranda of Understanding to strengthen cooperation in trade, agriculture, defence, and small and medium-sized enterprises, following President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah's three-day state visit to Tanzania. High-level talks between the two presidents covered trade, mining, regional integration, investment, agriculture and infrastructure development.

    22 June 2026 · Informanté

  2. Namibia, Tanzania strengthen economic ties through state visit

    President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah visited Tanzania to push for converting decades of liberation solidarity into trade, investment and job creation. She addressed a joint press conference and business forum, urging both countries to translate their strong political ties into tangible economic benefits for their citizens.

    22 June 2026 · New Era

  3. IPC criticises president's silent visit to Tanzania over rights abuses

    The Independent Patriots for Change has accused President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of remaining silent on human rights abuses during a state visit to Tanzania, where the main opposition leader is imprisoned on a treason charge and UN experts have condemned extrajudicial killings and mass arbitrary detentions following the October 2025 elections.

    22 June 2026 · Windhoek Observer

Sunday 21 June

  1. Namibia, Tanzania urged to deepen trade ties

    President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah called for Namibia and Tanzania to strengthen economic cooperation beyond their political friendship, urging governments and the private sector to drive industrialisation, investment, and intra-African trade. During a State Visit to Tanzania, she held bilateral talks with President Samia Suluhu Hassan on trade, mining, agriculture, infrastructure, and regional integration.

    21 June 2026 · Informanté

Saturday 20 June

  1. Nandi-Ndaitwah begins three-day state visit to Tanzania

    President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has arrived in Tanzania for a three-day state visit aimed at strengthening bilateral relations, expanding economic cooperation, and reinforcing historic ties between the two nations. The visit includes an official welcoming ceremony and bilateral talks, and provides an opportunity to deepen cooperation in areas such as trade, investment, agriculture, education, and tourism.

    20 June 2026 · Informanté

Thursday 18 June

  1. Namibia raises Ovaherero and Nama genocide at UN-linked conference

    President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah travelled to Ghana to present the Ovaherero and Nama genocide at a High-Level Consultative Conference on slavery and colonial injustices, where Namibia advocated for a comprehensive framework to address colonial dispossession and genocide committed between 1904 and 1908.

    18 June 2026 · New Era

Wednesday 17 June

  1. President travels to Ghana for reparations conference, Tanzania visit

    President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is attending a High-Level Consultative Conference on reparatory justice in Accra, Ghana on 18–19 June 2026, hosted by Ghana's President as African Union Champion for Reparations. The conference brings together African leaders and stakeholders to discuss implementation of a UN resolution recognising the transatlantic slave trade and enslavement of Africans as crimes against humanity, and aims to develop a Global Post-Adoption Framework for reparatory justice and restitution.

    17 June 2026 · Informanté

Tuesday 16 June

  1. President travels to Ghana, Tanzania for diplomatic engagements

    President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah will attend a High-Level Consultative Conference in Ghana (18–19 June) on the UN resolution recognising the transatlantic slave trade as crimes against humanity, then undertake a State Visit to Tanzania (20–21 June) to strengthen bilateral relations and explore cooperation with President Samia Suluhu Hassan.

    16 June 2026 · Windhoek Observer

Wednesday 11 March

  1. Gender equality, youth, AI require strong institutions—Conteh

    At the UN Commission on the Status of Women, African nations must prioritize strengthening democratic institutions to support women's political leadership, manage AI's impact on youth employment, and address widening gaps for boys and young men. Namibia's stable democracy and high female parliamentary representation offer a model, but representation alone is insufficient without robust rule of law and fair elections.

    11 March 2026 · The Namibian

Tuesday 17 February

  1. African leaders urge sustainable funding to combat surging malaria threat

    African Heads of State called for urgent and sustainable financing after the 2025 Africa Malaria Progress Report revealed 270.8 million malaria cases and nearly 600,000 deaths on the continent in 2024. Leaders warned that declining international funding and stalled progress risk reversing decades of gains, and urged countries to strengthen domestic resource mobilisation while appealing to global partners to honour pledges and support local manufacturing of antimalarial tools.

    17 February 2026 · Informanté

Thursday 29 January

  1. Families search for bodies after Tanzania election violence

    Families in Tanzania are searching for relatives killed during violent unrest following the October 2025 election, with hundreds of bodies believed to have been dumped in mass graves by authorities. Security forces allegedly shot protesters and killed an estimated 2,000 people during five days of violence, while the government has withheld an official death toll and the internet was shut down during the unrest.

    29 January 2026 · New Era

Samia Suluhu Hassan — Namibian press coverage · Namibia Minute