Tanzania
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January Makamba and Tanzania’s return from self-isolation
What does January Makamba’s appointment to Tanzania’s foreign docket add to President Hassan’s expanding diplomatic chessboard? The late President John Magufuli’s isolationism harmed Tanzania’s ... -
“Rare, expensive”: Fish eating by Lake Victoria plunges amid climate change
90% of people along the lake’s shores in Tanzania say they ate fish four times per month ten years ago, compared to just 4% ... -
“They wish we didn’t exist”: Tanzania school goers speak of transport woes
In the daily sharp-elbowed jostle to board daladalas, school students find themselves at the back of the queue. Every weekday morning, Basilisa Isaka Ishengoma, ... -
“Gone like it was nothing”: The irrepressible rise of mobile scams
Despite Tanzania making SIM card registration mandatory, people still receive daily texts from fraudsters trying to trick them into sending money. Out of the ... -
The bold campaign to defund the East African Crude Oil Pipeline
Activists have convinced 20 big banks not to finance the controversial oil project leaving its fate in the balance. This February, the heads of ... -
Podcast: Deciphering disinformation in Africa
Welcome to the latest episode of the Into Africa podcast created in partnership with African Arguments. Into Africa is a fortnightly podcast series by the Center for Strategic & International ... -
“My house is crumbling”: Living in limbo along the East Africa pipeline
People along the route of the proposed 1,443 km oil pipeline talk of confusion, uncertainty and lives on hold. Following the recent signing of ... -
Tanzania has a female president. Does it have a feminist president?
The late Magufuli had open contempt for women. President Suluhu has the power and political capital to change course. Following the shock of President ...
