AS the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change approaches this November in Belém, Brazil, Tanzania finds itself at the forefront of...
Author: Ansbert Ngurumo
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SAMIA AND MWALIM: FROM RUNNING MATES TO CANDIDATES, AND TANZANIA AT A POLITICAL CROSSROADS
IN a rare twist of history, and for the first time ever, Tanzania’s 2025 general election features two major presidential flag bearers who were once running mates, both hailing...
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RAILA ODINGA: AN ENIGMA WHO DEFINED KENYAN POLITICS AND LEFT LESSONS FOR EAST AFRICA’S OPPOSITION
WHEN Kenya was engulfed in President Daniel arap Moi’s dictatorship, the country needed Raila Odinga to counter it with his blood and life. When the Kenya African National Union...
EVERY general election season in Tanzania since 1995, has brought with it the question of constitutional reform and its urgency. The first main opposition party after the return to...
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TANZANIA’S ELECTION: BATTLE LINES BETWEEN ‘RAIS WA MASELA’ AND ‘MAMA SAMIA’
Salum Mwalimu’s streetwise pitch to the youth clashes with President Samia Suluhu’s promise of stability and megaprojects. Three weeks into the campaign, Tanzanians face a sharp choice between continuity...
On September 15, 2025, Tanzanian marathoner Alphonce Felix Simbu achieved a historic victory at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. In a thrilling photo finish, Simbu edged out...
WHEN I first set foot in Japan 25 years ago, on an invitation extended through my then employer, Habari Corporation, I did not expect to find Tanzania’s name so...
MWANDISHI mkongwe, Ndimara Tegambwage, amezua mjadala mzito mitandaoni kupitia makala yake fupi: “Tabasamu la Waandishi wa Habari: Ni la Moyo au Shuruti?” akichambua tabasamu linaloonekana usoni mwa waandishi wa...
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MAGUFULI’S DEATH AND THE BATTLE FOR TRUTH: WHY POLEPOLE’S NARRATIVE DOESN’T HOLD
WHEN Tanzania’s President John Pombe Magufuli disappeared from public view in late February 2021, the silence was deafening. For a man who thrived on public appearances and political theatrics,...
WHEN Tanzania’s main opposition party leader Tundu Lissu sat down for a live interview on ITV’s Dakika 45 on 17th February 2025, he dramatically declared that his party would...