A Plea for Democracy in Zanzibar

"Secession is not our policy, as we have repeatedly made clear. What we do seek is a redefinition of our relationship with the mainland, not to end the union, but to give us the freedom to rise to our potential as an island economy," writes Seif Sharif Hamad of the Civic United Front.

Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad (file photo).

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