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Samia Suluhu Hassan took power in 2021 and broke away from the authoritarian policies of her predecessor.
Samia Suluhu Hassan took power in 2021 and broke away from the authoritarian policies of her predecessor.
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Tanzania on Thursday dismissed as "unfounded" allegations of killings, rapes and the planned evictions of over 20 000 people that led the World Bank to suspend funding for a $150 million (~R2.8 billion) conservation project.

The Resilient Natural Resource Management for Tourism and Growth Project (REGROW) was launched to improve the management of natural resources and tourism assets in southern Tanzania, according to the World Bank.

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