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Samia Suluhu Hassan

Also known as: President Samia · President Hassan · President Samia Suluhu Hassan · Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan

Samia Suluhu Hassan — President of Tanzania and African Union Champion for Maternal and Child Health, leading maternal health initiatives at AU summit in Accra.

2026-05-132026-07-25

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  1. July 2026
  2. Joy Online

    President John Dramani Mahama and his Tanzanian counterpart President Samia Suluhu Hassan, have held bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the African Union AU Extraordinary Health Summit in Accra.

    Ghana and Tanzania strengthen bilateral ties
  3. Joy Online

    The two-day high-level summit, which was hosted by President John Dramani Mahama, brought together African Heads of State, as the Chairperson of the African Union, President Évariste Ndayishimiye of Burundi; President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania and President Romuald Wadagni

    Chairpersons of AU Commission calls for advancing Africa’s health agenda
  4. Joy Online

    The high-level Summit brought together African Heads of State, including the African Union Chairperson, President Évariste Ndayishimiye of Burundi; President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania; and President Romuald Wadagni of Benin.

    Mahama urges African leaders to secure continent’s health sovereignty
  5. The Ghanaian Times

    It further announced that President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania, the African Union Champion for Maternal and Child Health, will lead a side event on maternal, newborn, child and adolescent survival in partnership with the Accra Reset initiative.

    Prez Mahama to host AU summit on universal health coverage and ending AIDS
  6. Joy Online

    Key leaders attending include UNFPA West and Central Africa Director, AU Commission leadership and Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan, who is leading a side event focused on maternal, newborn, and child survival.

    Health Minister urges AU members to finance their own healthcare systems
  7. Joy Online

    The African Union Champion for Maternal and Child Health, President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania, is expected to lead a major Call to Action on Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Survival during the AU Extraordinary Summit on Universal Health Coverage in Accra.

    Tanzania’s President Samia to lead maternal, child health call at AU health summit in Accra
  8. June 2026
  9. Joy Online

    Several of Africa’s women leaders, including Tanzania’s Samia Suluhu Hassan and Malawi’s Joyce Banda, did not arrive at the top through an electoral mandate at all.

    Sweety Aborchie: The half-built staircase, women, power, politics (Issue 4)
  10. May 2026
  11. Joy Online

    The documentary, titled What Happened on October 29?, seeks to provide what Hundeyin describes as a deeper and more complete account of the unrest that erupted after the ruling CCM party, led by Samia Suluhu Hassan, was declared winner of the polls.

    David Hundeyin to release documentary on Tanzania election violence coverage
  12. Joy Online

    He is the first senior government official under President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s administration to face foreign sanctions.

    US sanctions Tanzanian police official over alleged torture of human rights activists
  13. Joy Online

    African leaders who attended the ceremony included Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Félix Tshisekedi, South Sudan’s Salva Kiir and Somalia’s Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.

    Uganda’s president sworn in for record seventh term

Yesterday

  1. Ghana, Tanzania establish joint commission, boost trade ties

    President Mahama and Tanzanian President Hassan held a bilateral meeting in Accra to strengthen ties between the two nations. They called for the establishment of a Permanent Joint Commission for Cooperation and an increase in trade volumes, with Ghana offering to share its mining sector experience with Tanzania.

    24 July 2026 · Joy Online

Thursday 23 July

  1. AU Commission urges shift from commitments to health implementation

    The Chairperson of the African Union Commission called for a decisive shift from commitments to implementation in advancing Africa's health agenda at an AU Extraordinary Health Summit in Accra hosted by President Mahama. The summit aims to galvanize political commitment to end AIDS and tuberculosis by 2030, reduce preventable maternal and child deaths, and strengthen resilient health systems across the continent.

    23 July 2026 · Joy Online

  2. Mahama calls on African leaders to invest in health infrastructure

    At the African Union Extraordinary Health Summit in Accra, President Mahama urged African leaders and global health executives to secure the continent's health sovereignty through investment in health infrastructure, pharmaceutical and vaccine production. The two-day summit aims to galvanize political commitment to end AIDS and tuberculosis by 2030, reduce preventable maternal and child deaths, and strengthen resilient health systems across Africa.

    23 July 2026 · Joy Online

Tuesday 21 July

  1. Ghana to host African Union health summit July 2026

    President Mahama will host an Extraordinary Session of the African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government in Accra from July 21 to 22, 2026, to discuss universal health coverage and strategies to end AIDS, tuberculosis, and improve maternal health across the continent.

    21 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times

  2. Ghana's Health Minister urges African nations to self-finance healthcare systems

    Ghana's Health Minister Mintah Akandoh has called on African Union members to develop sustainable domestic financing mechanisms for healthcare rather than relying on external support, arguing that African nations must prioritise investments in their own health sectors to build resilient systems and reduce vulnerability to external factors.

    21 July 2026 · Joy Online

  3. Tanzania's president to lead maternal health call at AU summit in Accra

    Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan, the African Union Champion for Maternal and Child Health, will lead a Call to Action on maternal, newborn, child and adolescent survival at the AU Extraordinary Summit on Universal Health Coverage in Accra beginning July 21, 2026. The summit will bring together African leaders, policymakers and health experts to discuss strategies for stronger health systems and address critical health challenges including HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, maternal mortality and non-communicable diseases.

    21 July 2026 · Joy Online

Monday 8 June

  1. Women hold 14.9% of Ghana's 276 parliamentary seats

    An opinion essay examines the gap between women's entry into politics and their advancement to leadership positions. Women hold only 14.9% of parliamentary seats and around 4.1% in local assemblies, ranking Ghana 147th globally for women's parliamentary representation, behind Rwanda, Senegal, and Namibia.

    8 June 2026 · Joy Online

Saturday 23 May

  1. Nigerian journalist Hundeyin releases Tanzania election violence documentary

    Award-winning investigative journalist David Hundeyin is preparing to release a documentary examining how international media organisations reported the violence that followed Tanzania's October 2025 General Election. The documentary, titled What Happened on October 29?, argues that the global narrative surrounding the events failed to capture the broader political context, and presents evidence suggesting the violence involved both domestic and external actors.

    23 May 2026 · Joy Online

Friday 22 May

  1. US sanctions Tanzanian police official over torture allegations

    The United States has imposed sanctions on Tanzanian senior assistant commissioner of police Faustine Jackson Mafwele over his alleged involvement in torture and sexual assault of East African rights activists, including the detention and abuse of Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi and Ugandan activist Agather Atuhaire in May last year.

    22 May 2026 · Joy Online

Wednesday 13 May

  1. Uganda's Museveni sworn in for record seventh consecutive term

    President Yoweri Museveni, 81, has been sworn in for a seventh consecutive term following his January election victory with more than 70% of the vote. His main rival Bobi Wine rejected the result, alleging ballot-stuffing and fleeing the country, while Museveni pledged to focus on creating wealth and jobs over his term expected to end in 2031.

    13 May 2026 · Joy Online

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