Tanzania’s ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party has picked the energy minister as its nominee for the new vice-president, the party’s secretary general said after the incumbent announced his resignation less than a year into the job.
Outgoing vice-president Emmanuel John Nchimbi will leave office on September 4, having served since November. His resignation followed criticism from some in the party for remarks about the constitution last month that they considered unnecessary.
The ruling party’s national executive committee (NEC) has now…
