The East African Community signalled that the bloc was ready to sideline countries that compromise funding.
- Researcher, United States International University
The 2025 election will primarily serve to legitimise President Samia Suluhu’s new mandate.
Tundu Lissu’s persistence in tackling democratic backsliding in Tanzania has made him a formidable force.
Many Tanzanians agree that the union between Tanganyika and Zanzibar should be reformed to reflect contemporary realities.
Political reforms and Magufuli loyalists within Tanzania’s ruling party could shape Samia Suluhu Hassan’s candidature for the 2025 elections.
Ali Hassan Mwinyi successfully drove economic and political reforms in Tanzania, all in the shadow of his predecessor, Julius Nyerere.
Current reforms in Tanzania lack popular participation and legal safeguards.
The Tanzanian president’s reform drive has endeared her to the populace but will also embolden opposition to her political ambitions.
Kenya’s ethnic-based politics often leads to electoral violence that hurts regional trade.
Hassan is winning party loyalists, and has launched a diplomatic charm offensive ahead of 2025 polls.
Despite the relative political stability over the years, Tanzania needs a new constitution to address contemporary challenges and strengthen institutions.
She has been described as compassionate, rational and calm – attributes that are a far departure from her former boss.
President John Magufuli won a second term by a contested landslide and looks set to take even greater control of Tanzania’s democratic space.
A united opposition could create enough momentum to unseat incumbent John Magufuli from power.
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