Tanzania: Tanzania - - From Leader of Frontline States to a Net Exporter of Authoritarianism

One would have expected Tanzania, as the de facto leader of the Frontline States, to defend the gains of the liberation struggle and to be a leader in democratic practices. But… Read more »

Tanzania: Crackdown On Popular Dissent in Tanzania As Sham Election Goes Ahead

Tanzania's election is a coronation, not a poll, amid brutal crackdown with troops in the streets, detained citizens and opposition leader Tundu Lissu on death row. Read more »

Tanzania: Tensions Rise in Zanzibar With Polls Expected to Be Fiercely Contested

Tanzania's mainland election is a done deal, but the ACT-Wazalendo opposition is giving the ruling CCM a real fight in Zanzibar. Read more »

Tanzania: My Treason Trial Is a Death Sentence for Tanzania's Democracy

Treason is punishable by death. The government seeks nothing less than to execute not only a man, but an idea: the idea that Tanzanians deserve free and fair elections, accountable… Read more »

Tanzania: Electoral Reforms Stall in Tanzania As Ruling Party's Grip Tightens Before Critical Elections.

As the country slides towards electoral authoritarianism, even Southern African Development Community and East African Community election observers have been excluded from the… Read more »

Tanzania: Tanzania's Ruling Party Seeks to Rid Itself of the 'Troublesome' Tundu Lissu

Tanzanian authorities have put opposition leader Tundu Lissu on trial for treason, a charge that carries the death penalty -- but it is not the first time that the country's… Read more »

Tanzania: Tackling Deep-Rooted Cultural Norms to End Child Marriage in Tanzania

To end child marriage, Tanzania must go beyond changing laws. The government and civil society need to invest in energising initiatives that are aimed at eradicating child… Read more »

Tanzania: Donors Urged to Suspend Aid to Tanzanian Government After 'Poisoning Attempt' On Detained Opposition Leader

Tundu Lissu, a lawyer and human rights advocate who survived a previous assassination attempt in 2017 when he was shot 16 times, was arrested in April 2025 and remains detained on… Read more »

Tanzania: Tanzanian Police Dump 'Severely Tortured' Activist On Border As State Slides Back Into Authoritarianism

Something is rotten in the state of Tanzania. Despite promising to walk back the worst of former president John Magufuli's autocratic tendencies, following his death from Covid-19… Read more »