A landmark ruling has determined that election challenges from the Isles must be heard on the mainland, sparking a constitutional debate over Zanzibar’s judicial autonomy within the United Republic of Tanzania.
In our briefing today: Tanzania’s Main Opposition Party CHADEMA Warns Rape and Sexual Harassment Are Being Used as Weapons of Political Repression;
CCM Spokespersons Take On Activist Over Election Protest Killings Reaction, Criticize Judge Warioba for Speaking Openly;
Parliament Mourns the Death of Special Seats MP Halima Idd Nassor;
‘Flawed Process’: ACT Wazalendo Takes Electoral Commission to Court Over Special Seat Allocation
President Samia blamed the opposition, the diaspora, and activists for manipulating youth who, she said, lacked sufficient patriotic understanding, leading them into participating in the demonstrations.
A total of 2,045 people were arrested nationwide following the demonstrations that occurred on Election Day, which were countered by a heavy use of force by state organs.
In our briefing today:
Tanzania Opposition Rejects President’s Probe Team into Election Unrest, Demands International Inquiry;
Joshua Mollel: Remains of Tanzanian Student Killed by Hamas Arrive Home for Burial;
Villagers Protest Public Meeting in Nanjirinji A, Kilwa Over Alleged Corruption by Village Leaders;
Police Confirm the Arrest of Medical Doctor Kibaba Furaha Michel, Who Was Feared Abducted;
Op-Ed: On the Eight-Member Team to Investigate the Events of October 29, 2025: The Government Should Avoid the Temptation to Cover Itself and Instead Focus on Healing the Nation.
Opposition leaders have dismissed the eight-member team—composed largely of retired senior government and security officials—as an attempt by the state to “investigate itself.”
In our briefing today:
Dr. Mwigulu Nchemba Appointed New Prime Minister of Tanzania;
LHRC Reports Police Seizure of Staff Devices Following Hotel Incident in Dar es Salaam;
Zanzibar President Unveils Expanded Cabinet, Reserves Key Ministerial Posts for ACT Wazalendo;
Op-Ed: Our Tiananmen Moment: Tanzania’s Cry for Justice Amid the October Massacres;
Op-Ed: Lessons from the 2025 Tanzania Election: Strengthening Our Unique Democracy.
My solemn request to President Samia is admission of deaths and honest condolences to the families, justice and accountability and political and security sector reforms.
Zanzibar. Ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) stalwart Zuber Ali Maulid has been re-elected as Speaker of the Eleventh Zanzibar House of Representatives after securing
A top-down chieftaincy appointment bred suspicion, whereas genuine consultation could have built bridges and aligned ethnic and democratic goals.
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