{"id":130316,"date":"2025-04-08T20:48:55","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T20:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/samia-thanks-angola-for-backing-tanzanias-who-candidate"},"modified":"2025-05-06T23:38:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T23:38:20","slug":"samia-thanks-angola-for-backing-tanzanias-who-candidate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/samia-thanks-angola-for-backing-tanzanias-who-candidate","title":{"rendered":"Samia thanks Angola for backing Tanzania\u2019s WHO candidate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Tanzania. <\/strong><\/span>PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has expressed her gratitude to the Angolan government led by President Joa\u0303o Manuel Gonc\u0327alves Lourenc\u0327o for its decision to support the Tanzanian candidate, Professor Mohammed Janabi, who is vying for the Regional Director\u2019s position for Africa in the World Health Organization (WHO).<\/p>\n<p>Professor Janabi, who hails from Tanzania, is vying for the position following the death of the former WHO Africa Regional Director, Dr. Faustine Ndugulile, in November 2025. The election to fill the vacant position is expected to take place soon.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in Angola today, alongside President Lourenc\u0327o, President Samia said: \u201cI thank the Government of Angola for showing their willingness to support our candidate for the position of WHO Regional Director for Africa, Professor Mohammed Janabi from Tanzania.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Samia arrived in Angola yesterday for a three-day official visit, during which she held talks with her host, President Lourenc\u0327o, on various areas of bilateral cooperation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Tanzania<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Tanzania. PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has expressed her gratitude to the Angolan government led by President Joa\u0303o Manuel Gonc\u0327alves Lourenc\u0327o for its decision to support the Tanzanian candidate, Professor Mohammed Janabi, who is vying for the Regional Director\u2019s position for Africa in the World Health Organization (WHO). 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