Zanzibar — On a hot humid night on Zanzibar island, armed soldiers patrol a central roundabout where two opposing crowds have gathered.
As Tanzania readies for its fifth multi-party elections on Sunday, supporters of the ruling Chama Chama Mapinduzi (CCM) party and rival Civic United Front (CUF) stand across the roadway from one another in front of their parties' headquarters.
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