By building a broad coalition beyond factions, and pursuing a largely safe reform agenda, the President of Tanzania, Ms. Samia Suluhu Hassan, is proving adept at...
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President Samia has inherited a divided nation, an opposition determined to rejuvenate itself, and a feeble ruling party. These constraints account for her inability to pursue...
Hopefully, the Magufuli phenomenon would have taught progressive African intellectuals to distinguish between rhetorical anti-imperialism and systemic understanding of the global capitalist-imperialist system
Tanzania and Kenya represent two of the continent’s more closely matched territories. But the contrast between the two countries remains among the most intriguing examples of...
Late president John Magafuli never was the anti-corruption saviour international media claimed.
One immediate concern is what steps Hassan will take on the pandemic, and whether she will change direction.
The late Tanzanian president, John Pombe Magufuli, was initially lauded for his no-nonsense approach to corruption. But the cracks began to appear within months of his...
Recorded in 2020. In this episode, moderator Pauline Otieno Skaper, interviewer Oryem Nyeko, panellists Jenerali Ulimwengu, Advocate. James Massawwe and Shangazi Fatma Karume tackle crucial legislative,...
Since March 6th 2021, when former president Magufuli fell ill, apparently, four camps have developed around the power transition. There is The Magufuli deep state, The...
Tanzania’s recent admission of the presence of COVID-19 in the country is thanks to the intervention of church leaders who have a history of intervening in...
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