
Why Tanzania Should Demand a Strong Global Plastics Treaty
When delegates return from Geneva, let it be with a treaty strong enough to clean up our oceans, unclog our drains, and protect our people.

When delegates return from Geneva, let it be with a treaty strong enough to clean up our oceans, unclog our drains, and protect our people.

In our briefing today: CHADEMA Youths Mark International Youth Day Online Amid Suspended Party Activities: ‘No Retreat’;
Tanzania’s Elites Gather at CCM Fundraiser, Sh 86.3 Billion Raised Ahead of the Polls;
2025 Presidential Bid: CHAUMMA and CCK Collect Nomination Forms;
High Court Approves Secret Witnesses in Another Tundu Lissu Case;
Tanzania Cautions NGOs: Don’t Be Used for Money Laundering in 2025 Polls;
CCM Restarts Kongwa Parliamentary Nomination Process After Ndugai’s Death.

The event raised a total of TSh 86.3 billion, of which TSh 56 billion was collected in cash, while TSh 30 billion was pledged.

The government warns that bad actors could exploit charitable organisations to unduly influence Tanzania’s upcoming elections

Uchaguzi Mkuu wa 2025 ni zaidi ya tukio la kisiasa; ni fursa ya kuandika upya historia ya taifa.

In our briefing today:
Tanzania’s Police Assure Government on Election Preparedness: ‘We Are Not Going to War, But to Maintain Security, Peace, and Tranquility Before, During, and After the Election’;
‘We’re Being Kicked Out Like Chickens’: Mbagala Residents Decry Forced Evictions;
President Samia to Headline CCM Fundraising Event on Tuesday;
Humphrey Polepole: Political Tantrums and Unaccountability in Contemporary Tanzanian Politics.

Using the war plans analogy, police assured the president and Tanzanians of preparedness ahead of the Election

Umasikini na ufukara ulioenea nchi nzima, ukipoka wananchi utu na heshima zao, unatwambia kitu kimoja tu: CCM haiwezi kutatua tatizo ililolisababisha.

It is important to recognise that history will remember Polepole not as a reformer, but as one of the architects of Tanzania’s democratic decline.

In our briefing today:
Six Collect Nomination Forms for Tanzania’s 2025 Presidential Election;
Eight More Expected; Tanzania Bids Farewell to Former Speaker of Parliament Job Ndugai: ‘He Believed in Parliamentary Democracy’;
CHADEMA Warns Members Against 2025 Election Participation, Upholds ‘No Reforms, No Election’ Stance;
Tanzania’s Ruling CCM Says Nomination Process of the Presidential Candidate Adhered to Party Constitution and Regulations.
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