Tanzania: New Game Reserves Set to Reshape Rural Life in Tanzania

A battle over land use is unfolding between northern Tanzania's breathtaking Lake Natron and national parks. Evictions from ancestral land to accommodate tourism projects has… Read more »

Tanzania: President Promises Inquiry Into Election Violence

President Samia Suluhu Hassan used her first parliamentary address since reelection to announce an inquiry into electoral violence, call for the release of protesters and emphasize… Read more »

Tanzania: Tanzania's Instability Could Harm Trade in Southern Africa

The political unrest in Tanzania could potentially disrupt key trade routes and the landlocked economies in southern Africa that rely heavily on the East African country's ports… Read more »

Tanzania: Tanzania's Crackdown on Activists Tests East African Bonds

Opposition activists from Kenya allege that they were detained and tortured in neighboring Tanzania. Leaders there don’t seem to like that cross-border economic cooperation… Read more »

Tanzania: Tundu Lissu 'Defiant' as Treason Trial Begins in Tanzania

The treason trial of Tanzania's main opposition leader, Tundu Lissu, has begun. His party claims the case is politically motivated after Lissu launched a campaign for electoral… Read more »

Tanzania: Opposition Leader Golugwa Arrested, Released on Bail

Amani Golugwa was trying to travel to a political conference in Brussels when he was detained. The arrest is the latest incident involving members of CHADEMA, which accuses the… Read more »

Tanzania: Tundu Lissu's Treason Case - Is Tanzania Reversing Democracy?

Tanzania's main opposition leader, Tundu Lissu, faces a potential death penalty. His party claims the case is politically motivated after he launched a campaign calling for… Read more »

Tanzania: Opposition Members Arrested as Leader Faces Trial

Tundu Lissu, the leader of the main opposition party CHADEMA, faces trial for treason. His party has accused Tanzania's president of resorting to authoritarian tactics. Read more »

Tanzania: Tanzanian Opposition Leader Tundu Lissu - 'My Life Is Not Safe'

Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu has taken refuge at the residence of the German ambassador after losing the country's election. He contests the results, which virtually… Read more »

Tanzania: Country's Biggest Wildlife Reserve Under Threat

Despite major backlash from conservationists, the Tanzanian government plans to start building a hydropower dam inside a UNESCO-protected wildlife reserve this July. More than 2.6… Read more »