Tanzania

East African CommunityPolitics & Policy

US reviews Tanzania ties after election violence

The United States has said it is conducting a comprehensive review of its relationship with Tanzania, citing concerns over religious freedom violations, speech restrictions, and violence surrounding October's disputed elections
A defaced campaign poster of Samia Suluhu Hassan, the president of Tanzania, during the protests that followed her controversial re-election with an overwhelming majority of 98% in early November 2025
East African CommunityPolitics & Policy

Tanzania’s Samia Suluhu Hassan is as repressive as John Magufuli, her predecessor

President Samia Hassan, who is seeking re-election this month, increasingly resembles her predecessor John Magufuli, who banned media, censored journalists, stifled the opposition and rigged elections before his death in 2021
President Samia Suluhu Hassan of the United Republic of Tanzania inspecting the the guard of honour in during a state visit to South Africa in March 2023
Opinion

Tanzania is a showcase for World Bank funding

The International Development Association is a major source of support for African countries struggling with mounting debt and shrinking fiscal space
Electricity infrastructure in Pemba, Tanzania. In May 2010, a submarine cable brought electricity from Tanga to Pemba (and on to the mainland). The cable was buried in the picturesque surroundings of Mkumbuu; three metres into the ground before rising to a mast about 120 metres from the water's edge. The cable continues to the Wesha substation, where "feeders" distribute the power to the island's grid. Norway paid NOK 475 million (out of a total cost of NOK 575 million). Norway also provided technical assistance to the project. The cable is now operated and maintained by the Zanzibar Electricity Corporation (ZECO).
Energy, Oil & Gas

Why East African countries should rethink their nuclear power ambitions

Costs of building, maintaining, and later decommissioning a nuclear power plant make it one of the most expensive forms of electricity generation
The Dukovany nuclear power station near Dukovany in the Czech Republic. Nuclear power plants are among a number of new energy proposals in four East African countries. Earlier this year, Uganda announced plans to build a 2,000MW nuclear power plant 150km north of Kampala, with the first 1,000MW coming online by 2031. Rwanda also recently signed a deal to build a nuclear reactor, while Kenya and Tanzania have made more or less similar announcements. While it is tempting in many ways for these countries to pursue nuclear power, there are several risks to choosing the nuclear path, the biggest of which is financial.
Politics & Policy

The stark choices facing Tanzania’s new president

The sudden death of Tanzania’s President John Pombe Magufuli has thrown the East African nation into a period of political ...
Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan addressing a large public event
Politics & Policy

John Magufuli: a brilliant start but an inglorious end

John Joseph Pombe Magufuli was a man who deftly played the long political game. He was nevertheless a puzzle both to Tanzanians and the world
Deceased Tanzanian President John Magufuli inspects a parade