Accountability must begin with those who created the crisis As Tanzania reflects on the tragic events surrounding the October 2025 general elections, we must resist the temptation to reduce...
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The reported abduction of Tanzanian activist Twaha Mwaipaya in Kenya on Sunday is another frightening reminder of how dangerously our politics have deteriorated. As I write, his whereabouts remain...
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FREEMAN MBOWE: THE MAN, THE BUSINESSMAN AND THE POLITICS THAT NO LONGER UNDERSTANDS HIM
For about two years, Freeman Aikaeli Mbowe has been subjected to an extraordinary campaign of character assassination from some members, leaders, supporters and sympathisers of the very party he...
Three Presidents, One Mega-Project and the People Trapped on Their Own Land For more than a decade, Tanzania has carried one of Africa’s biggest port dreams. At Mbegani,...
Before the LNG billions arrive, who will make sure Tanzanians actually benefit? Tanzania has been sitting on an extraordinary quantity of natural gas for decades. Now it is...
When Aliko Dangote chose Kenya rather than Tanzania for his proposed East African oil refinery, it looked like a major investment opportunity had slipped through Tanzania’s hands. Now the...
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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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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,...
IDADI ya Watanzania wanaokula mlo mmoja kwa siku inazidi kuongezeka baada ya kuwepo kwa ugumu wa maisha unaotokana na sababu mbalimbali, ikiwamo ukosefu wa ajira, mabadiliko ya hali ya...
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EVICTING MAASAI FROM NGORONGORO AUGURS BADLY WITH PRESIDENT SAMIA’S ROYAL TOUR PROMO
The author of this article is an avid human rights activist and researcher. He lives in Arusha. He is pleading to the Federal Communication Commission to halt what he...