# Tanzania’s vice president resigns less than a year into the job

https://mins.news/en/item/32649

- Reuters, 2026-08-26 05:45 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/tanzanias-vice-president-resigns-less-than-year-2026-08-26/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a8e7d698f08580001b66d16

> Tanzania’s vice president has resigned less than a year after taking office, and President Samia Suluhu Hassan has accepted the resignation, a government spokesperson said without giving a reason.

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