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President John Pombe Magufuli orders army to buy all cashew nuts in Tanzania

Cashewnut order: Tanzanian President John Magufuli

Tanzanian President John Magufuli has ordered the army to buy up the entire country's crop of cashew nuts after private companies refused to pay the price fixed by his government.

The move comes just days after Magufuli fired Agriculture Minister Charles Tizeba and Trade Minister Charles Mwijage for "failing in their obligations" to the cashew industry.

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