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John Magufuli

Tanzanian police dump ‘severely tortured’ activist on border as state slides back into authoritarianism

Africa

Tanzanian police dump ‘severely tortured’ activist on border as state slides back into authoritarianism

By Diana Neille

DA, Amnesty International condemn arrests of Tanzania opposition leader Tundu Lissu and other Chadema members

Africa

DA, Amnesty International condemn arrests of Tanzania opposition leader Tundu Lissu and other Chadema members

By Peter Fabricius

Samia Suluhu Hassan’s hesitant Tanzania reforms and slow progress may be self-preservation strategy

Africa

Samia Suluhu Hassan’s hesitant Tanzania reforms and slow progress may be self-preservation strategy

By Peter Fabricius

Dubai carbon trader buys up African forests — saving the planet or environmental colonialism?

Africa

Dubai carbon trader buys up African forests — saving the planet or environmental colonialism?

By Phillip van Niekerk

After six decades on top, Tanzania’s ruling party is finally running out of options

Africa

After six decades on top, Tanzania’s ruling party is finally running out of options

By Phillip van Niekerk

Tanzanians hard hit by murderous trade in trafficking in people with albinism

Africa

Tanzanians hard hit by murderous trade in trafficking in people with albinism

By Mohamed Daghar for ISS TODAY

China’s investment in Africa: Walking the fine line between debt-trap diplomacy and promotion of development

Africa

China’s investment in Africa: Walking the fine line between debt-trap diplomacy and promotion of development

By Hellen Adogo

Samia Suluhu Hassan: Will new Tanzania president aim to fill Magufuli’s big shoes or walk a new path altogether?

Africa

Samia Suluhu Hassan: Will new Tanzania president aim to fill Magufuli’s big shoes or walk a new path altogether?

By Peter Fabricius

Tanzania's five years of devastation under the presidency of John Pombe Magufuli

Africa

Tanzania's five years of devastation under the presidency of John Pombe Magufuli

By Tundu AM Lissu

Tanzanian opposition calls on government to come clean about John Magufuli’s health

Africa

Tanzanian opposition calls on government to come clean about John Magufuli’s health

By Peter Fabricius

Foreign Perfidy: Ramaphosa, smiling enabler of African autocracy

Africa

Foreign Perfidy: Ramaphosa, smiling enabler of African autocracy

By Richard Poplak

Tied to the past and lashed to the present, Zanzibar might never gain true economic freedom

Africa

Tied to the past and lashed to the present, Zanzibar might never gain true economic freedom

By Phillip van Niekerk