SADC-PF TO OBSERVE GENERAL ELECTIONS IN TANZANIA

Ms Martha Nghambi, the Country Director for Global Peace Foundation Tanzania (GPFTZ), addressing a press conference in Dar es Salaam during the official launch of the peaceful awareness national campaign named “Amani Kwanza” on Monday, August 31, 2015. On the right is Reverend Thomas Ngoda, Director for the Inter Religious Council for Peace in Tanzania (IRCPT) and left is GPFTZ Administration Officer, Ms Hilda Ngaja.

 

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AU continues to observe Tanzanias elections
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According to report, voting has been largely peaceful. It is a general election but the eyes of the country are on the presidential vote. About eight candidates are in the presidential race on the mainland while 14 are in the semi-autonomous Zanzibar ...

UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon.

The Secretary-General congratulates the people, Government and political parties of Tanzania for the peaceful and orderly manner in which the country held its elections on 25 October 2015. The responsible conduct of the citizens of Tanzania as they cast their ballots and awaited the results was a concrete manifestation of their commitment to democracy, peace and stability.

The Secretary-General remains concerned about the situation in Zanzibar and...

The political dust is still settling following the just concluded general elections where CCM once again triumphed. Despite reports of some irregularities here and there, the electorate maintained calm after the announcement that John Magufuli is the President-elect with 58.46 per cent, against Edward Lowassa’s 39.97 per cent of the vote, a result the latter strongly disputes.

UN Resident Coordinator, Alvaro Rodriguez.

Dar es Salaam, 29 October 2015: The United Nations is following very closely the Tanzanian general elections of 25 October and congratulates the president elect. We congratulate Tanzanians for exercising their democratic rights in a peaceful manner. We take note of the international observers statement (Commonwealth, AU, SADC and EU) of today that indicates they are pleased that the voting and counting took place in an environment of...

Media asked to observe ethics while covering elections
Daily News
EDITORS who are ethics custodians in media houses have been challenged to avoid cheap politics and make sure editorial independence comes first while handling stories covering the general election. Apart from observing ethics and ensuring ...