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Tanzania's Government lifts ban on political rallies

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan (C) addresses a joint Parliament session of Kenyan Members of Parliament and Senators in Nairobi, Kenya. [VOA]

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has lifted a six-year-old ban on political rallies. Her predecessor, the late John Magufuli, banned public rallies in 2016, one year after he came to power, saying they could escalate into violence.

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