Africa: Elections, Coups and Crackdowns - Africa's Mixed Democratic Record in 2025

Across Africa, contested ballots, violent crackdowns, coups d'état and military transitions morphing into long-term rule combined to make 2025 a year in which, as one… Read more »

Tanzania: Govt Accused of Hiding Bodies of Those Killed in Election Protests

A Tanzanian doctor has reported hundreds of corpses being taken from the hospital where he works, appearing to corroborate accusations from Western officials and the UN that the… Read more »

Tanzania: Tanzania President Inaugurated As African Observers Point to 'Intimidation'

Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan was inaugurated on Monday, even as the opposition labelled it a "sham". This comes as African observers said Tanzanian citizens had not… Read more »

Tanzania: EU Urges Tanzanian Authorities to Show Restraint Following Hassan's Poll Win

The European Union on Sunday urged the Tanzanian authorities to exercise "maximum restraint in order to preserve human lives," following violence during the re-election of… Read more »

Tanzania: Tanzania's Opposition Condemns Vote As President Hassan Calls for Unity

Tanzania's main opposition party Chadema on Sunday rejected President Samia Suluhu Hassan's landslide victory in elections that triggered deadly protests across the country over… Read more »

Tanzania: Hassan Sweeps to Victory in Disputed Tanzanian Presidential Election

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has won a landslide election victory, official results revealed on Saturday. Read more »

Tanzania: UN 'Alarmed' By Reports of Deadly Election Violence in Tanzania

Around 700 people have been killed in three days of election protests in Tanzania, the main opposition party said Friday, with protesters still on the streets in the midst of an… Read more »

Tanzania: Curfew Declared in Tanzania's Main City After Election-Day Protests

Authorities in Tanzania have imposed a curfew in Dar es Salaam, the country's biggest city, following violent unrest between the police and protesters that erupted during… Read more »

Tanzania: Tanzania Heads to Polls With Opposition Barred and Democracy Under Strain

Tanzanians are voting on Wednesday in a general election that looks set to keep President Samia Suluhu Hassan in power. But with opposition leaders jailed and political freedoms… Read more »

Tanzania: Tanzania Opposition Presidential Candidate Banned From Running, Again

Tanzanian opposition presidential candidate Luhaga Mpina has been banned from running in next month's election for the second time, reversing a decision made last week approving… Read more »

Tanzania: River Frog Scales New Heights On Tanzania's Kilimanjaro in Rare Alpine Find

Local guides in Tanzania have made an unexpected discovery on the icy heights of Kilimanjaro - a river frog spotted at over 4,000 metres altitude. While its spectacular leap to… Read more »

Tanzania: Tanzanian Opposition Leader to Represent Himself in Court Over Treason Charges

Tanzania's opposition leader Tundu Lissu told a court on Monday that he had been denied his basic legal rights and that he would defend himself against a treason charge that… Read more »

Tanzania: Tension High in Tanzania Ahead of Opposition Leader's 'Treason' Trial

Tension is rising further on the political scene in Tanzania ahead of the trial of opposition leader Tundu Lissu. Accused of treason, his Chadema political party was this month… Read more »

Tanzania: Tanzania's Top Opposition Party Barred From Upcoming Election

Chadema,Tanzania's main opposition party, has been disqualified from running in this year's general election, the country's election chief said, after it refused to sign an… Read more »

Tanzania: Regional Leaders Gather in Tanzania for High-Stakes Summit On DRC Crisis

A joint summit between the East African Community and the Southern African Development Community will take place today and Saturday in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The Presidents of… Read more »