The Tanzanian case shows that foreign policy can also be a way of managing domestic coalitions.
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Having a woman president has not translated into improved women’s representation.
The regime once seemed untouchable. Now anything feels possible.
President Samia Hassan is relying on repressive tactics to eliminate her most significant competitors from the 2025 presidential race.
The 2025 election will primarily serve to legitimise President Samia Suluhu’s new mandate.
Certain ideas have shaped the success and optimism of state-led development in Ethiopia and Rwanda in the first two decades of the 21st century.
Tundu Lissu’s persistence in tackling democratic backsliding in Tanzania has made him a formidable force.
Chadema has grown into a dominant opposition party with formidable strength, making it a target of the government.
While the space for opposition campaigns in Tanzania has widened, it still isn’t enough to facilitate free and fair elections.
CCM and Chadema’s commitments to gender equity start and end with the establishment in each party of a women’s wing.
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.
Electoral reforms are urgent for Tanzania because local elections are scheduled for December 2024.
Tanzania’s six-year ban on political rallies shows how the president’s power can override the constitution.
The Tanzanian president’s reform drive has endeared her to the populace but will also embolden opposition to her political ambitions.
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Researcher, United States International University
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Assistant professor, University of Sussex
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Lecturer, Faculty of Law, The Open University of Tanzania
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Lecturer, King's College London
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Senior Researcher, Institute of Political Science, University of Duisburg-Essen
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