Tanzania's ruling party Secretary General Chongolo resigns

A supporter of Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) celebrates in the streets of Dar es Salaam after the late President John Pombe Magufuli was announced President-elect. [Pius Cheruiyot, Standard]

Daniel Chongolo, the secretary general of Tanzania's ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), has resigned, the party announced Wednesday.

The resignation of Chongolo was announced by Paul Makonda, CCM's ideology and publicity secretary, at the end of a two-day meeting of the party's National Executive Committee (NEC) held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania's commercial hub.