A charismatic leader and champion of socialism, Nyerere's "Ujamaa" policies aimed to create a society based on communal ownership and self-reliance which led to the building of an extensive network of ...

Tanzania’s open-door policy in the wake of the 1994 Rwandan genocide and Burundi’s civil conflict drew praise internationally ...

With the death of Julius Nyerere, the world has lost one of the foremost proponents of African Socialism. Nyerere's humanist vision known as UJAMAA influenced several generations of Africans as well ...

Dar es Salaam. Two years after Mwalimu Julius Nyerere stepped down from the Presidency, his shadow continued to loom large on Tanzania’s foreign policy, especially as far as the liberation movements ...

One of the champions of post-colonial African history, former Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere, bequeathed a simple but crucial legacy to his turbulent continent when he died Thursday of ...

DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - In a world where politicians are usually cast as villains and sinners, Tanzania's founding father Julius Nyerere may yet turn out to be a saint. Sign up here. Eight years ...

Tanzania's founding father Julius Nyerere has been honoured with a statue outside the African Union headquarters in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa. Nyerere led what is now Tanzania from ...