Presidential in-tray: What awaits Suluhu on first day in office
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan inspects a guard of honour mounted by the military after she was sworn in on March 19, 2021 at Ikulu, Dar es Salaam. PHOTO | AFP
A critical month lies ahead for Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan as she gets down to the business of running a country still in shock following the sudden death of her predecessor John Magufuli.
Signing of key agreements to launch the East African Crude Oil Pipeline – one of Magufuli’s key infrastructure gems – earlier scheduled for March 22 but postponed to April should proceed as planned, but President Suluhu will need to quickly bring herself up to speed with other burning regional issues. These include addressing strained diplomatic and trade ties with some of the other East African Community member states, as well as Tanzania’s overall approach towards regional integration.
