Kikwete names two new ambassadors

President Jakaya Kikwete has appointed two new ambassadors to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and People’s Republic of China.

President Jakaya Kikwete

The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mr John Haule, said in a statement that the president has appointed Lt General (rtd) Abdulrahman Shimbo as the new ambassador to China, while Mr Anthony Cheche goes to DRC.


Lt General Shimbo is the immediate former Tanzania People’s Defence Forces (TPDF) Chief of Staff, while Mr Cheche was a senior official in Tanzania’s mission in Brussels, Belgium.

Source Tanzania Daily News

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