Tanzania

This time last year, John Magufuli was on stage in Karagwe in the north-west doing push-ups before a mass rally of supporters. The idea was to show he had what it takes to be Presi...

President Ali Mohamed Shein begins his second five-year term leading a single party government for Zanzibar and his Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM) is the sole occupant of the House of R...

The ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi finally got the electoral victory it wanted in Zanzibar after widespread intimidation, ballot-stuffing and an opposition boycott in the 21 March re-r...

Four weeks into President John Pombe Magufuli's new government, many are still scratching their heads. Some see him as a compromise candidate who is dependent on and subservient to...

In the fortnight since his swearing in, President John Pombe Magufuli has made his presence widely felt, dropping in unexpectedly at the Ministry of Finance and asking pointed ques...

The status of Chama cha Mapinduzi as one of the continent's grand old parties was cemented this week. Victory in the presidential and parliamentary polls on 25 October sees John Po...

In the presidential, parliamentary and local elections on 25 October, the governing Chama cha Mapinduzi party faces its toughest political challenge since Independence in 1961. Thi...

The sheer size of opposition political rallies in recent weeks shows that the defection of former Prime Minister Edward Lowassa to the opposition Chama cha Maendeleo na Demokrasia ...

In a move reminiscent of the ‘rise without trace’ in 2010 of Nigeria’s ex-President Goodluck Jonathan in 2010, Tanzania’s governing party, Chama cha Mapinduzi, has nominated a virt...

President Jakaya Kikwete’s second term in office has been marred by his perceived inability either to clean up many of the problems he inherited or to provide a clear vision on whi...