Tanzania's New President Picks Junior Minister as PM

Tanzania's President John Magufuli on Thursday appointed a former junior minister as the country's new prime minister, with a cabinet expected to be formed in coming days. The surprise choice of Majaliwa Kassim Majaliwa, 54, who served as deputy local government minister in the previous government, is the biggest decision taken by Magufuli since he assumed office on Nov. 5. His ruling CCM party, in power since the end of colonial rule in 1961, has been under increasing pressure...

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