Sarnia Suluhu Hassan – first female President of Tanzania.

Why in news?

• Sarnia Suluhu Hassan became the first female President of Tanzania.
• Tanzania, country in East Africa, includes the islands of Zanzibar, Pemba, and Mafia.
• Boundaries: Bordered by the Indian Ocean and Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique.
• Geographical features: East African Rift System runs in two north-south-trending branches through mainland Tanzania.
• Volcano: Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest point in Africa.
• Lakes: Lake Victoria (the world’s second-largest freshwater lake) in the north, Lake Tanganyika in the west, and Lake Nyasa in the southwest.