PM Majaliwa insists that no fighting is taking place in Loliondo but social media is full of photos of injured Maasai people.
Government reports signal Tanzania’s firm pivot to strict conservation, rejecting the prior policy that balanced environmental and local economic needs.
An Indigenous rights group has formally rejected the findings of two government commissions on Ngorongoro and is demanding that the recommendations not be implemented.
A landmark report handed to President Samia warns that without urgent action, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area could lose its UNESCO status and its wildlife by 2050.
Ngorongoro, Arusha – Maasai residents of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) in northern Tanzania have raised urgent concerns about the government’s continued failure to release
As violence and repression escalate under President Samia, the world can no longer afford to look away.
In our briefing today:
Zanzibar Sets October 29 Election Date, Keeps Disputed Two-Tier Voting System Despite Opposition Outcry;
Tanzanian Court Bans Live Broadcast of Treason Trial Against CHADEMA Leader Tundu Lissu;
Registrar of Political Parties Warns Parties to Adhere to the Law: “The Registrar is Watchful”;
One Year On: CHADEMA Honors Deusdedith Soka Amid Unsolved Disappearance;
Op-Ed: State-Enabled Dispossession Masked as Conservation Emergency: The Hidden War Against the Maasai in Ngorongoro;
Op-Ed: A Critical Review of Tanzania’s Development Vision 2050.
The Maasai’s struggle for justice continues, and their voices must be heard above the propaganda and lies that have been used to justify their persecution.
This trade war isn’t just a fight between giants. It’s a reminder that power comes in many forms—strategy, unity, vision and people.
The study by Maasai International Solidarity Alliance concluded that the deals risk becoming yet another mechanism for land alienation, threatening Maasai’s cultural heritage, livelihoods, and food security of pastoralists.
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