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Anti-graft staffer probed over graft

The Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB) is holding its senior investigating officer, Nina Saibul, for allegedly...

Sep 14, 2020

Tanzania’s election: Time for urgent action

Election 2020 is fundamental to the future of Tanzania and the prospects of the East Africa region. Any attempt to frustrate the will of...

Sep 11, 2020

French oil firms displaced 12,000 in Uganda, Tanzania

Two research reports on oil released Thursday highlight major risks of oil projects by French energy company Total in Uganda and...

Sep 11, 2020

Petra accused of human rights abuses at Tanzania mine

The embattled diamond producer, which put itself up for sale at the end of June, said Leigh Day - a UK law firm - had filed claims in the...

Sep 10, 2020

Tanzania: Freedoms threatened ahead of elections

Tanzania authorities have stepped up repression of opposition parties, nongovernmental organizations, and the media ahead of the...

Sep 3, 2020

Tundu Lissu raises alarm over rejection of Tanzania opposition candidates

Tanzanian presidential candidate, Tundu Lissu, has raised concerns over rampant disqualifications suffered by opposition parties. He...

Sep 1, 2020

Tanzania approves 15 candidates for presidential election

President John Magufuli is seeking a second and final five-year term in office in October vote. Tanzanian President John Magufuli will...

Aug 28, 2020

Tundu Lissu was shot 16 times. Now, he’s fighting for Tanzania’s presidency

The last time veteran opposition leader Tundu Lissu left Tanzania, he was unconscious, aboard a medical flight to Nairobi. Unidentified...

Aug 27, 2020

At the edge of democracy: What the upcoming general election holds in store for Tanzania

Before the heroic return of opposition figure, Tundu Lissu, in late July 2020, Tanzania’s political landscape lacked the exuberance and...

Aug 24, 2020

Tanzanian women fight to stop genital mutilation and cycles of suffering

Girls in the rural areas of Tanzania are often trapped in a cycle that includes female genital mutilation, forced marriage and teen...

Aug 21, 2020

Tanzania’s Tundu Lissu defies danger to challenge Magufuli in October’s presidential election

The hero’s welcome which Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu has been receiving since coming home from exile three weeks ago is both...

Aug 19, 2020

Tanzania: Opposition fear being locked out of October poll

The country’s main opposition party CHADEMA’s candidate, Tundu Lissu, and other opposition leaders have repeatedly claimed that there’s a...

Aug 18, 2020

Tanzania’s President Magufuli: Bolsonaro of Africa drives out corona with prayers

An experienced journalist from Tanzania should actually be involved in this text. Shortly before the appearance, however, a change in the...

Aug 17, 2020

Some Tanzanian judges are bravely ruling against the government

From the parade of politicians and journalists passing through, one might think that the Kisutu Resident Magistrate Court is a...

Aug 14, 2020

Opinion: Tanzania's media law muzzles free speech

A new law in Tanzania has placed strict controls on cooperation between local and international media outlets. The change enforces the...

Aug 12, 2020

Tanzania, Uganda must aim to hold free and fair polls

Tanzania and Uganda have decided to brave the threat of the Covid-19 pandemic to hold general elections. Both countries are decidedly...

Aug 12, 2020

Magufuli bans Tanzania’s media outlets from broadcasting foreign content

Tanzanian government has officially banned all local media outlets from broadcasting foreign content without government permission. As...

Aug 11, 2020

Posting ‘rumours’ on social media could land you in Tanzania jail

It is now illegal to post "rumours" or messages that "ridicule, abuse or harm the reputation, prestige or status of the United Republic...