Tanzania
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“There is pressure on us”: Burundian refugees in Tanzania pushed to return
With words and actions, the Tanzanian is pressuring Burundian refugees to go home, putting them at greater risk of abuses. Over the last few ... -
Tanzania: The tentative but rising resistance to Magufuli’s repression
President Magufuli has clamped down hard on various freedoms. But as his popularity plummets and defiance grows, something may have to give. From the ... -
“There isn’t any”: Tanzania’s land myth and the brave New Alliance
Tanzania claims to have abundant unused land to attract investors. But as tensions over resources grow, farmers, pastoralists and experts beg to differ. By ... -
I had to flee my home Tanzania for doing journalism. I was lucky.
I dared to criticise President Magufuli and nearly paid the ultimate price. When I chose to go into journalism over 20 years ago, I ... -
Tanzania: Everyone is scared
In an unprecedented move, leaders from all sectors of society are speaking out about growing assaults on freedoms and political violence. On 16 February, ... -
2 years on: Tanzania’s Magufuli isn’t a bulldozer. He’s a magician.
President John Magufuli hasn’t just “pushed through” change. He’s achieved things that were considered all but impossible two years ago. The inauguration of John ... -
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 ...
