Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan raised eyebrows over the summer when she reshuffled her cabinet for the umpteenth time. The change at the Foreign Ministry was particularly perplexing. Why would President Samia replace a seasoned diplomat, Stergomena Tax, with January Makamba, a veteran campaign strategist?
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