Tanzania may struggle to secure funding due to its battered image, president says


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  • Tuesday, 18 Nov 2025

FILE PHOTO: Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan attends her swearing-in ceremony in Dodoma, Tanzania November 3, 2025. Tanzania Presidential Press Unit/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

NAIROBI (Reuters) -Tanzania's ability to secure funding from international institutions may face challenges due to its tarnished global reputation, President Samia Suluhu Hassan said on Tuesday, while swearing in ministers after last month's disputed election.

Hassan, 65, who was declared the landslide winner of the October election that was marred by clashes with security forces over the exclusion of her main challengers, did not specify what dented Tanzania's image.

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