Machete attack on Tanzanian albino ahead of polls

Fair Observer
Machete attack on Tanzanian albino ahead of polls
News24
Arusha - Attackers in Tanzania tried to hack the genitals off a man with albinism, media reports said Friday, just two days before elections. Presidential and parliamentary polls due on Sunday have been marked by fears of a spike in albino murders ...
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9 years ago

GlobalPost

15 Oct

Tanzanian political authorities urge media to be impartial ahead of polls

Citizen TV
Tanzanian political authorities urge media to be impartial ahead of polls
GlobalPost
DAR ES SALAAM, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian Registrar of Political Parties, Judge Francis Mutungi, on Thursday appealed to the media fraternity to practice sobriety in reporting the final days of the electoral process to avoid being the source of ...
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Tanzania president warns against violence ahead...

 

10 years ago

The Daily Star

17 Feb

Tanzanian albino toddler seized in feared witchcraft attack

The Daily Star
Tanzanian albino toddler seized in feared witchcraft attack
The Daily Star
FILE- In this Aug. 8, 1998 file photo, a U.S. ballistics investigator looks for clues as he examines the burned-out wreckage of the U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File). Connect; Tweet; RSS; Follow; Email; Print; Share.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

10 Dec

Aspirants threatened ahead of polls

Local government election fever reached fever pitch in Dodoma Municipality after aspirants in five suburbs of Nzuguni area claimed to have received death threats.

 

10 years ago

BBC

Nigeria shuts borders ahead of polls

Nigeria orders the closure of all its land and sea borders to prevent foreigners from crossing over to vote in Saturday's tightly contested elections, a minister says.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

11 Sep

The Law to be changed ahead of 2015 polls

The stage is set for the 15th amendment of the 1977 Constitution prior to next year’s General Election, following an agreement between President Jakaya Kikwete and the Coalition of Defenders of the People’s Constitution (Ukawa).

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

17 Aug

More voter education needed ahead of polls

Tanzanians are heading for a landmark General Election, slated for October 2015. Landmark, because any sincere commentator is likely to note that for the first time in Tanzania’s democratic history, no one can say for sure who our next president is going to be.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

11 Jun

Concerns increase over Burundi ahead of polls

Arusha. The United Nations says it wants lasting peace and stability in Burundi ahead of next year’s general election.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

29 May

New report warns Dar ahead of polls

>A regional think-tank has advised the Tanzanian government to clearly separate its activities from those of the ruling party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi, if it is to hold the country together should the outcome of the General Election be hotly contested.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

30 Oct

There’s more CCM polls drama ahead of 2015

 As the debate on the eligible contestant for the 2015 presidential seat continues to heat the polity, the public must get ready for more surprises as days go on.

 

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