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Tanzania suspends newspaper for story on President Samia Suluhu it calls false

President Samia Suluhu Hassan takes oath of office at State House in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania March 19, 2021. [Reuters]

The Tanzanian government on Wednesday suspended a local newspaper for running what it called a false story saying that President Samia Suluhu Hassan would not vie for office in 2025, the first newspaper suspension in Hassan's tenure.

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