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Tanzania lifts ban on four newspapers

Civilians read newspapers on display following the death of Tanzania's President John Magufuli in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania March 18, 2021. [Reuters]

Tanzania has lifted a ban on four newspapers, a senior government official said on Thursday, part of a fitful policy by President Samia Suluhu Hassan to relax media restrictions imposed during her predecessor's five years in office.

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