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Birth Control for Tanzanians? President Says `No Thanks’

DAR ES SALAAM (Capital Markets in Africa) – President John Magufuli said Tanzanians have no need for birth control and only those who are lazy and can’t feed their children should use contraception. The 58-year-old leader has embarked on a nationwide anti-corruption drive and cut wasteful government spending since winning elections in 2015, but criticism of his administration is growing amid a clampdown on the media and the opposition. In a speech to citizens in Simiyu, northern…

Tanzania President Urges Increased Control of Mineral Wealth

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DAR ES SALAAM (Capital Markets in Africa) Tanzanians are being cheated out of the country’s mineral wealth and should take more control of their natural resources, President John Magufuli said. Investors in Tanzania’s mining industry have “stolen” from the country by failing to provide a fair share of the revenue they generate from gold and other minerals, Magufuli said in a speech in the central region of Singida on Tuesday. “We are surrounded by wealth; we have…