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Vol 66 No 20

Published 10th October 2025


Tanzania

Offering economic upswing, Hassan cracks down on opposition

Bans on opposition parties make the ruling party’s victory a formality but there are questions on jobs and revenues

President Samia Suluhu Hassan and the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party are approaching presidential and parliamentary elections on 29 October, from which the leading opposition party Chadema and its presidential candidate have been banned, with less pressure to loosen the public purse than governments facing competitive elections.

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