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Tanzania President John Magufuli bans foreign trips for government officials

President John Magufuli

DAR ES SALAAM: Tanzania’s newly elected President John Magufuli Saturday banned foreign trips for ministers and senior government officials.

Instead, the president ordered current ministers to visit the nation’s countryside to familiarize themselves with what is happening in the villages adding that embassies are capable of representing Tanzania abroad.

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