The woman who stepped up: How Samia forged Tanzania's new path

CCM presidential candidate Samia Suluhu Hassan addresses a campaign rally in Chake Chake, Pemba, on Saturday. PHOTO | COURTESY

Dar es Salaam.  On the night of March 17, 2021, the then Vice President of Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan, announced the death of President John Pombe Magufuli.

The news sent shockwaves across the nation, accompanied by a pressing question: “How will the country move forward?”