It calls for a truly inclusive dialogue to resolve the political crisis stemming from the violently disputed October 29, 2025, General Election.
In our briefing today:
Tanzania Slams CNN ‘Slander’ as ‘Information Warfare’ Over Post-Election Violence Report;
Funerals Without a Body: A New Kind of Grief in Tanzania Following October 29 Unrest;
President Samia Commissions 296 New Military Officers in Monduli;
Tanzania Police Intensify Crackdown Amidst Calls for Independence Day Protests.
The Tanzanian government has labelled the report “biased” and part of a foreign-led campaign to sabotage the nation’s economy.
Dainess’ family is among several who have had to proceed with burials without bodies following the killings that occurred during the election day protests and subsequent security clampdown.
Nyerere na CCM waliitaka China kutoa ufafanuzi wa kilichotokea Juni 4, 1989, pale Tiananmen Square. Sijui kama Chama cha Kikomunisti cha China kitataka maelezo kutoka kwa chama-dada CCM juu ya Oktoba 29.
The arrests are aimed at preventing anticipated so-called “D9” demonstrations scheduled to begin on December 9, 2025, which marks the country’s 64th anniversary of Independence.
In our briefing today:
The Full Text of President Samia’s Address at the Launch of the Commission of Inquiry;
EU Parliament Committees Object to €156 Million Funding for Tanzania Amid ‘Democratic Backsliding’;
Tanzania, Zambia and China Launch TAZARA Railway Rehabilitation;
Polepole Lawyers File ‘Extreme Urgency’ Appeal After Habeas Corpus Ruling:
PPRA, VETA Partner to Lift Special Groups Into Government Procurement Opportunities
The investment includes extensive upgrades to the rail track, station facilities, communications systems, and the acquisition of new locomotives and passenger and freight wagons.
The objection by the European Parliament committees is a powerful political statement, but it does not automatically halt the European Commission’s planned disbursement.
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.
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