Opposition hopeful despite renewed wave of defections

CCM Ideology and Publicity secretary Nape Nnauye has said the defection of its cadres to the opposition does not weaken the party and instead it makes it stronger ahead of the October General Election.

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Defections May 'Dent' CCM Image
AllAfrica.com
Tanzania's ruling Chama cha Mapinduzi party has lately witnessed defections of high-level officials to the main opposition party Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Chadema), a development that analysts say could dent its image. The defections started ...
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Defections: let voters be the judge on Election Day  The Citizen

Rival militias are locked in battle at Libya's main international airport, with reports of at least four people killed.

The UN warns about an upsurge in violence in Sudan's Darfur region, saying some 50,000 people had been displaced since the end of February.

Chadema set to face 'mass' defections in Arusha
Daily News
CHAMA cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA), which has been the main opposition party in the Northern Zone, is slowly but surely starting to bid the Zone farewell in the wake of mass defections of members and the resignation of four top leaders.

Political parties speak out on defections ahead of polls  The Citizen Daily

Following the recent spate of brutal attacks and killings of people with albinism or albinos in Tanzania, the issue has once again occupied centre stage in the local and international media.

Sudanese government delegates have arrived in Ethiopia for African Union-mediated peace talks with rebels aimed at stopping civil war, AU officials said Tuesday.