Tanzanian Government Suspends The Citizen

The Citizen newspaper has been suspended for a week on government orders.

Its suspension follows the publication of false information in a story entitled ‘Closely monitor falling of shilling, experts caution’, which was published by the privately-owned daily on February 23.

Addressing the reasons behind the closure the registrar of newspapers Patrick Kipangula stated that the paper had "deliberately published misleading information that the value of the Tanzanian shilling has declined compared to three years ago without following the due procedure and financial standards set by the Bank of Tanzania."

Its closure is not the first in recent times. Since 2015 the government has closed media on several occasions, including Raia Mwema, MwanaHalisi and Mawio.