In our briefing today:
CCM Presidential Candidate Samia Suluhu Hassan Tasks Cell Leaders to Ensure Voter Turnout on October 29;
Tundu Lissu’s Treason Trial Hangs in the Balance as Judges Set to Rule on Critical Evidence;
Op-Ed: The Uproar Over AI is an Elitist Panic at the Threat of Our True Liberation.
In our briefing today:
ZEC Finalizes Election Preparations as Ballot Papers Arrive in Zanzibar;
Tanzanian Opposition Leader John Heche Blocked From Exiting the Country to Attend Raila Odinga’s Funeral;
BoT, Government Refute Money-Printing Allegations to Finance Election Campaigns;
Op-Ed; Trust, Power, and Markets: The Hidden Faultlines of Vision 2050’s Climate Promises;
Op-Ed; Farewell, Jane Goodall, as We Honour the Memory of Mwalimu Nyerere.
The Vice Chairperson of Tanzania’s main opposition party, CHADEMA, John Heche, has been blocked by Tanzanian immigration authorities at the Sirari One-Stop Border Post (OSBP)
In our briefing today:
Army Issues Second Statement in 11 Days, Warns Against Social Media Misinformation;
Lissu’s Treason Trial Shifts to Technical Evidence as Third Police Witness Takes Stand;
Police Launch Investigation After Four Bodies Found in Kibaha, Pwani Region
In our briefing today:
A Bridge Across Borders: Tanzanian Leaders Mourn Raila Odinga, a Steadfast Ally;
Lissu Accuses State of Being ‘Worse than Colonialism’ as Tanzania Deports German, US Observers;
Luhaga Mpina: Tanzania’s Opposition Dreams Dies in Court;
Mwanza: Family in Agony as Fate of Two Abducted Brothers Remains Unknown Since September 20.
The passing of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has elicited a wave of heartfelt tributes from across the political spectrum in neighbouring Tanzania, highlighting his deep-rooted connections and enduring influence on the East African nation.
High Court’s final rejection of Mpina’s presidential challenge caps systematic dismantling of electoral competition, leaving President Samia facing token opposition in Tanzania’s October 29 poll.
On October 14, Tanzanian immigration authorities deported a German and a U.S. national for allegedly “violating” their visa conditions.
The Tanzania Episcopal Conference has disavowed a statement calling for peace that was circulating online, as tensions rise ahead of the October 29 general election.
In our briefing today:
Electoral Commission Announces Major Changes Ahead of Tanzania’s 2025 Election;
Samia Defends Her Record as Tanzania’s First Female President: ‘I have Done Great Things’;
UNDP’s FUNGUO Programme Scales Support for Tanzanian Innovators;
Op-Ed; Two Tanzanias: How Economic Success Stories Mask Growing Inequality;
Op-Ed; The Cost of Silence: Tanzania’s Election and the Fear That Stifles a Nation.
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