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Sammy Awami

Dar es Salaam

Journalist and Researcher at Freelance

Father | Son | Journalist | Citizen.

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  • 1 month ago | bbc.com | Sammy Awami

    'My bananas were seized and destroyed' - Malawi-Tanzania trade row escalatesSammy AwamiBBC / Sammy AwamiJeniffa Mshani says small traders, mostly women, are being harassed at the borderTraders are counting their losses as Tanzania clamps down on people trying to flout a ban on goods from neighbouring Malawi in an escalating regional trade row.

  • Feb 8, 2025 | aol.com | Sammy Awami |Jaroslav Lukiv

    Leaders from east and southern Africa have called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire to end the deadly fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo. At a crisis summit in Tanzania, the Southern African Development Community and East African Community (EAC) blocs urged all warring parties to hold peace talks within five days, including with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels.

  • Feb 8, 2025 | ca.news.yahoo.com | Sammy Awami |Jaroslav Lukiv

    Rwandan President Paul Kagame (second from the left) attended the summit in Dar es Salaam [EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock]African leaders have called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire to end the deadly fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo. At a crisis summit in Tanzania, the Southern African Development Community and East African Community (EAC) blocs urged all warring parties to hold peace talks within five days, including with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels.

  • Feb 8, 2025 | bbc.com | Sammy Awami

    African summit urges immediate ceasefire in DR CongoSammy AwamiReporting fromDar es SalaamJaroslav LukivEPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockRwandan President Paul Kagame (second from the left) attended the summit in Dar es SalaamAfrican leaders have called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire to end the deadly fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

  • Jan 27, 2024 | aljazeera.com | Sammy Awami

    Tanzanian opposition has sought constitutional reforms for 30 years, but questions remain about whether they can succeed. Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania – As thousands of supporters carrying placards stating their demands marched through Dar-es-Salaam on Wednesday, opposition party Chadema deputy chairperson Tunde Lissu declared to reporters that the rallies were the beginning of a mission to get a new constitution and get the electoral commission truly independent.

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Sammy Awami @awamisammy
18 May 25

RT @WHOAFRO: BREAKING: Prof. Mohamed Janabi, proposed by Tanzania🇹🇿, has been nominated as the next @WHOAFRO Regional Director during a Spe…

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Sammy Awami @awamisammy
15 May 25

RT @ThatBoyKhalifax: we spent hours talking to @bbcswahili's @awamisammy about our media initiative, @TheChanzo, including who owns it, why…

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Sammy Awami @awamisammy
11 May 25

RT @WhiteHouse: BREAKING: U.S. Announces China Trade Deal in Geneva https://t.co/JjgvYAvAGe