Tanzania
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Tanzania: Magufuli’s mining reforms are a masterclass in political manoeuvring
Whether his moves in the mining sector work or not, President Magufuli knows what he is doing. Ever since his election in 2015, Tanzania’s ... -
Can confrontation and violence be avoided on Tanzania’s “Day of Defiance”?
Tensions are rising ahead of this Thursday’s opposition protests against President Magufuli’s “dictatorial” leadership. [Update 31/08/16: The opposition has now announced that it will be ... -
Tanzania’s President Magufuli: man of the people, man of the party?
Why the ruling CCM’s new chair might have to start walking back to his car more slowly. It’s possible to tell how influential a ... -
Friends forever, again? Rwanda and Tanzania mend bridges
After years of tense relations, the arrival of President Magufuli appears to have kick-started a new era of warm ties with Rwanda. After years ... -
#WhatWouldMagufuliDo sparks new bout of Tanzaphilia
A few weeks into his presidency, John Magufuli’s moves towards free education, anti-corruption and belt-tightening are already recalling memories of Julius Nyerere. In 1967, professor Ali Mazrui ... -
Opinion: Edward Lowassa is not Tanzania’s Buhari
Tanzania may well need change, but the incumbent party in the upcoming elections looks more likely to bring in that change than the opposition. ... -
On the campaign trail with Lowassa: “It is my turn to lead Tanzania”
With Edward Lowassa at the helm, Tanzania’s opposition looks set to do better than ever before in the upcoming elections. But could the former PM go ... -
Tanzania cannot be allowed to be the new front for state-led Islamophobia
The ruling CCM party has a record of dismissing opposition in Zanzibar as “Islamist”. With tight elections on the horizon, this divisive rhetoric has been ... -
Joking Aside: What you may have missed in Tanzania’s elections
Presidential push-ups, a disappearing secretary-general and more promises than you can shake a stick at. Welcome to Tanzania’s election race. “I intend to be ... -
Tanzania gears up for its closest ever elections
October’s elections will see a united opposition, led by a high-profile defector from the ruling party, come up against a strong incumbent party, led by ...
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