The opposition officials and hundreds of youths from across the country were arrested in the wake of last month’s general elections
Authorities have not released an official death toll, but unconfirmed reports suggest the number of fatalities could exceed 1 000
Tanzanian political parties are winding up their bids to win over the 37.6 million people expected to vote on Wednesday
Tanzanians are using social media to call for mass demonstrations before Wednesday’s poll
He has vowed to continue his legal fight and his party is still campaigning for the election in two weeks’ time
Mpina filed an appeal last month against his removal from the race by the Independent National Electoral Commission
Government critics abducted, the main opposition leader detained and the presidential candidate for the second largest opposition party disqualified indicate a government…
Tanzania’s 2025 general elections campaign has taken a dramatic turn after the removal of the Alliance for Change and Transparency (ACT Wazalendo) party’s candidate — former…
He said nation building is hampered when enemies are embedded and ready to sabotage the government of national unity
In past elections results were tampered with and reversed, ballot boxes were seized and results cancelled in key constituencies, and voters ID’s have been withheld, which means…
COMMENT: Opposition candidates and party can increase their chances of success at the polls by putting aside minor differences and presenting a united front
Sixteen bullets and 27 operations later, Tanzania’s main opposition leader has recovered from a brutal assassination attempt – and is now in the middle of an even bigger fight
Having missed the chance to form a coalition, a so-called ‘endorsement’ may be the next-best step
People call John Magufuli ‘The Bulldozer’. But in his haste to get things done, he might be wrecking the very foundations of his country’s democracy
Ali Mohamed Shein of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi was declared the winner of Zanzibar’s elections.
Tanzania await official poll results with federal president Jakaya Kikwete likely to clinch re-election.
