Companies make Magufuli go nuts

Tanzanian President John Magufuli has ordered the army to buy up the entire country’s crop of cashew nuts after private companies refused to pay the price fixed by his government.

The move comes just days after Magufuli fired agriculture minister Charles Tizeba and trade minister Charles Mwijage for “failing in their obligations” to the cashew industry.

The president ordered soldiers to buy up the nuts at $1.44 (R21) per kg, higher than the price companies were willing to pay, according to a government statement on Monday. –