Vol 42 No 18 | TANZANIA Bulyanhulu 14th September 2001 Allegations about the brutal eviction of miners are being tested again Environmental activists are demanding an international investigation into allegations that over 50 people were killed when Tanzanian police cleared the area surrounding the Bulyanh...
Vol 42 No 4 | TANZANIA Revolution revisited 23rd February 2001 Zanzibar's old passions have upset a nation proud of peace Oh dear! The media had exaggerated reports of Zanzibar's troubles, some foreign embassies were biased in favour of the opposition Civic United Front (CUF), foreign election observe...
Vol 41 No 23 | TANZANIA A tale of two elections 24th November 2000 A triumph on the mainland but an enormous mess in Zanzibar It was the best of times and the worst of times. In mainland Tanzania, peaceful, well run elections on 29 October gave a thumping majority to President Benjamin Mkapa's incumbent C...
Vol 41 No 23 | TANZANIA Nice guy finishes first 24th November 2000 Mainland Tanzania came out of the elections glowing. President Ben Mkapa won a convincing 71.7 per cent (compared to 61.8 per cent in 1995) and his Chama cha Mapinduzi won the Nati...
Vol 41 No 22 | TANZANIA Wind in the rigging 10th November 2000 Zanzibar's parliamentary and presidential elections were a grim farce. By 7 November, the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) - which also holds power in mainland Tanzania - had been ...
Vol 41 No 19 | TANZANIA Bad timing 29th September 2000 A verdict is expected in the notorious treason trial before the parliamentary elections due on 29 October. The case, having aroused an international scandal, is now forcing the cou...
Vol 41 No 5 | TANZANIA Offshore turbulence 3rd March 2000 The retirement of Zanzibar President Amour solves only one of the islands' problems After months of argument, culminating in President Salmin Amour's threat last month that he was about to 'drop a bombshell', the Zanzibar saga appears to be over, at least for the ...
Vol 40 No 21 | TANZANIA After Mwalimu 22nd October 1999 When Tanzanians stop mourning their Pan-African hero, they will have to work hard to keep the peace he left them Saddened by the death of their founding President, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere, in London on 14 October, Tanzanians face a difficult run-up to the elections due next year without his st...
Vol 40 No 11 | TANZANIA Divided republic 28th May 1999 The President is pleasing donors by tackling corruption more resolutely Once again, the two parts of the not-very-United Republic of Tanzania are heading in different political directions. In Zanzibar, a Commonwealth mediator has forged an agreement (A...
Vol 40 No 10 | TANZANIA Island initiative 14th May 1999 A new agreement promises to end the political paralysis in Zanzibar After four years of political stalemate, and three years of hard work by the Commonwealth Secretariat, a new agreement - still not formally signed - lays the groundwork for normali...