Tag: Tanzania

Tanzania president wins election as hundreds feared dead in unrest

President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been declared the winner of Tanzania's presidential…

Wycliffe Muia Wycliffe Muia

Protests spread across Tanzania after elections marred by unrest

Protests have escalated in major cities across Tanzania as opposition supporters denounce…

A coronation not a contest – Tanzania’s first female president faces little opposition

With no heavyweightopposition candidates cleared to compete in Wednesday's election, many Tanzanians…

Alfred Lasteck Alfred Lasteck

Attacks on people like me happen every time my country has an election

Fresh trauma arrives with every election season in Tanzania for 42-year-old Mariam…

Alfred Lasteck Alfred Lasteck

‘A bullet went through my skull’: Tanzania abduction survivor

Warning: This article contains details that some readers may find distressing. In…

Alfred Lasteck Alfred Lasteck

Tanzania’s ban on foreigners operating small businesses sparks Kenyan backlash

Tanzania has barred foreign nationals from owning and operating mainly small-scale businesses,…

Basillioh Rukanga Basillioh Rukanga

Tanzanian PM to step down in surprise move

Tanzania's Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa has announced that he will not seek…

Are East African governments uniting to silence dissent?

Kenya has been hit by a recent wave of repression, tarnishing its…

Basillioh Rukanga Basillioh Rukanga

Tanzania announces shutdown of X because of pornography

Tanzania has decided to block access to social media platform X because…

Farouk Chothia Farouk Chothia

‘Struggling to be alive’: Kenyan activist speaks of ‘sexual torture’ in Tanzania

Warning: This article contains details that some readers may find distressing. A…

Basillioh Rukanga Basillioh Rukanga