President John Pombe Magufuli on Wednesday led Tanzanians and foreign dignitaries in bidding farewell to the late former Head of State Benjamin Mkapa (pictured above) who was laid to rest at his ...

The passing on of Cde Benjamin Mkapa -- the former President of Tanzania (1995-2005) -- is not only a loss to the East African nation. It is a loss to the entire continent of Africa. The late former ...

Former Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa at a 2010 meeting in Khartoum, Sudan (CNS/Reuters/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah) Former Tanzanian President Benjamin William Mkapa, a Catholic who led several ...

“All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts” - William Shakespeare. The Mkapa family has ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply saddened at the passing of former President of the United Republic of Tanzania Benjamin W. Mkapa. During his tenure as President between 1995 and 2005, Tanzania ...

President of Tanzania since 1995, Benjamin Mkapa has worked with the World Bank and IMF to implement broad economic reforms, securing financial aid and debt relief as Tanzania continues to open its ...

Born in 1938 in Masasi south-eastern Tanzania, Mkapa was a staunch supporter of the Tanzania African National Union, which won independence from Britain in 1961 under Mwalimu Julius Nyerere. His star ...

Mr. Mkapa served two terms, from 1995 to 2005. The third president of his country since independence, he was the first democratically elected leader after its transition to multiparty politics. By ...

President of Tanzania since 1995, Benjamin Mkapa has worked with the World Bank and IMF to implement broad economic reforms, securing financial aid and debt relief as Tanzania continues to open its ...