
Can Tanzania Deliver a Credible Election?
Tanzania is slipping into a competitive authoritarian regime, where elections are held but do not truly represent the will of the people.

Tanzania is slipping into a competitive authoritarian regime, where elections are held but do not truly represent the will of the people.

Armed police officers encircled TLS offices Monday morning, preventing a planned peaceful demonstration against the recent assault of a lawyer by police within a courthouse.

The accident marks Tanzania’s fourth major accident in over a week, claiming 26 lives total.

In our briefing today: Tanzanian Court Adjourns Lissu Treason Trial Amid Renewed Tensions Over Courtroom Access;
Tanzania’s Deadly Week: 17 Lives Lost in Three Separate Road Accidents Expose Nation’s Road Safety Crisis;
Tanzania’s Commission for Human Rights Urges Police to Act Professionally, Avoid Unnecessary Tension Ahead of the Election;
JamiiForums Founder Warns of ‘Killing Local Innovation’ Following 90-Day TCRA Ban.

Seventeen lives were lost in Tanzania over three days due to fatal road accidents, underscoring the country’s ongoing road safety crisis.

Dar es Salaam – The treason trial of Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu is set to proceed after the High Court on Monday dismissed his

Tanzania’s 2025 election campaign proceeds amid a government crackdown on opposition that analysts say undermines electoral competition.

The documentary format gives access to a wider audience to the subject of colonialism beyond the dreaded history national examinations.

In our briefing today:
Road Accident Claims 38 Lives in Same, Kilimanjaro;
Prayers, Beatings, and Tear Gas: Police Disperse Worshippers of the Ufufuo na Uzima Church, Arrest 52;
Tanzanian Researchers Develop Step-by-Step Guide to Impactful Science Communication;
INEC Seeks Temporary Polling Officials for Upcoming October Elections;
This Court Ruling Sets an Example for Us All to Follow

If the state insists on narrowing the boundaries of belonging, it should at least do so openly, so those excluded can stop clinging to a citizenship that exists in name only.
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