He had pledged his oil to the Kenyan pipeline from Turkana — until Mr Kagame struck up a rapport with then-new Tanzanian President John Magufuli.

However, Acacia is yet to receive a detailed proposal between Barrick and Tanzania for a comprehensive resolution of Acacia’s disputes with the Magufuli administration.

Bromance Meanwhile, in the old EAC heartland, Tanzania, in late 2015, John Pombe Magufuli, the Bulldozer, was elected president.

At the other end of the spectrum is Tanzanian President John Magufuli.

UNHCR Commissioner General Filippo Grandi visited President John Magufuli at State House Dar es Salaam to apologise over the debacle and held discussions regarding refugees and the government’s co-operation with the organisation.

Tanzanian President John Magufuli had waded into the affair with a directive that threw all private cashewnut buyers out of the market in favour of his government, promising the farmers better earnings for their produce.

Tanzanian President John Magufuli had waded into the affair with a directive that threw all private cashewnut buyers out of the market in favour of his government, promising the farmers better earnings for their produce.

Indo Power Solutions was one of the nine Kenyan companies that had bid to purchase the nuts from Tanzania farmers in 2018 before President Pombe Magufuli ordered the Agricultural Development Bank to purchase them from the farmers.

This was before President John Magufuli ordered the Agricultural Development Bank to buy the country’s entire output and sent the army to truck it into depots.

This was before President John Magufuli ordered the Agricultural Development Bank to buy the country’s entire output and sent the army to truck it into depots.