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Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa
9th Tana Forum | 19-24 October | #TanaForum #TanaOnline 1. Introduction: Concept and origin With the aim of playing a crucial role in bringing about sustainable peace and contributing to the implementation of the African Union Tripoli Declaration of August 2009, the...
Tanzania election: Pre and election day developments October 27 – 28
Polling Stations Polling stations opened on 28 October at 07:00 and voters will have until 16:00 to cast their ballots. The results are expected to be released one week from today. The opposition has raised claims that their party agents have been denied entry into...
Tanzania: Pre-election developments: October 23-26
Election Campaign Concerns Deputy Secretary General for ACT-Wazalendo for Zanzibar, Nassor Ahmed, reportedly went missing for 5 hours on Sunday (25th October) after his vehicle was hit by an unmarked car which then took him away. Leaders of ACT-Wazalendo in Zanzibar...
President Mnangagwa eschews election observers for a reason
On a recent state visit to Zimbabwe, President Emmerson Mnangagwa praised Malawi for successfully holding its election re-run without the presence of foreign observers and questioned whether they were required for polls in the region. Sound familiar? In 2011, the then...
Tanzania Election Tracker 2020
Introduction Tanzanians are heading to the polls on the 28th October. The ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party has governed Tanzania since independence in 1961, and is the second longest-ruling party in Africa. President John Magufuli swept into power in 2015 with a...
Science isn’t enough to prevent disaster: the case of the desert locust plague in East Africa
East Africa is experiencing the worst desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) outbreak in decades. The outbreak began in early 2019 and science isn’t enough to save the livelihoods and ensure the food security of at least 39 million people who are currently at risk....
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