President Turns Garbage Man on Tanzania's Independence Day

Tanzanians marked their country's independence day Wednesday not with a parade but by cleaning the streets — the president included. President John Magufuli was one of several top officials who picked up trash around the capital, Dar es Salaam, as part of a nationwide clean-up exercise. The newly-elected president, who campaigned on promises to reduce corruption and waste, said last month he was canceling the traditional independence day festivities to save money. It's one...

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