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President John Magufuli

TOPSHOT - Tanzanian President John Magufuli (C-R) attends a ceremony marking the country's 58th independence anniversary at CCM Kirumba stadium in Mwanza, nothern Tanzania, on December 9, 2019.

(Photo by STRINGER / AFP) (Photo by STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images).

Tanzanian Government Limits International Media Coverage of Upcoming Elections

President John Pombe Magufuli has passed a law that now limits international media coverage of the upcoming elections as the country's opposition receives increasing support.