Luanda. A referral hospital named after Tanzania’s founding President, Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere, was inaugurated in Luanda on Saturday, August 1, 2026.
The hospital was named in recognition of Mwalimu Nyerere’s contribution to Africa’s liberation struggle and the longstanding ties between Tanzania and Angola.
President Samia Suluhu Hassan and her Angolan counterpart, President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, officially opened the Julius Nyerere Referral Hospital in Kilamba by jointly cutting a ceremonial ribbon before senior government officials, diplomats and invited guests.
Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan and Angolan President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço cut the ribbon to inaugurate the President Julius Nyerere Referral Hospital (Hospital dos Queimados Presidente Julius Nyerere) in Kilamba, Luanda, Angola, on August 1, 2026. Looking on (right) is Mwalimu Nyerere’s widow, Mama Maria Nyerere. PHOTO | STATE HOUSE
The ceremony was attended by members of Mwalimu Nyerere’s family, led by his widow, Mama Maria Nyerere.
