Tanzania elections under a cloud

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Tanzania elections under a cloud
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THREAT: Seif Sharif Hamad, opposition presidential candidate and secretary-general of the Civic United Front, speaks on Wednesday after Zanzibar annulled elections held at the weekend. Picture: AFP PHOTO/TONY KARUMBA ...
Why Next Election Will Be DifferentThe Star
Election was well-contested; organised, say observer teamDaily News | The National Newspaper (press release) (blog)
Ukawa furious over Union presidential election resultsIPPmedia
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9 years ago

Dewji Blog

30 Oct

UN Tanzania statement on Tanzania General Elections

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...

 

9 years ago

In Homeland Security

21 Oct

Elections in Tanzania: What Should 'Change' Look Like?

In Homeland Security
Elections in Tanzania: What Should 'Change' Look Like?
In Homeland Security
Everyone in Tanzania is talking about it and almost all agree they want change; however, the question is what does change mean, or more specifically, what should change look like? The progress of democratization in Africa since independence has been ...

 

9 years ago

Failure Is Not An Option

13 Oct

Tanzania 2015 Elections

Tanzania 2015 Elections - Failure Is Not an Option
AllAfrica.com
As Tanzania goes to the polls for the most contested national election since its return to multiparty politics in 1992, it is imperative that the elections are credible, not just for the stability of Tanzania but of the sub-region and Africa. Many ...

 

9 years ago

The Economist

30 Oct

Tanzania's elections go off well, except on Zanzibar

Tanzania's elections go off well, except on Zanzibar
The Economist
ZANZIBAR, wrote Ryszard Kapuscinski, is a “sad, dark star, a grim address, a cursed isle”. That may seem an odd claim for a place of white sandy beaches beloved of Western honeymooners, but it is not wrong. As well as its history as a slave port, the ...
UN Chief Welcomes 'Peaceful and Orderly' Tanzania ElectionsSaudi Press Agency

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9 years ago

Southern Times Africa

28 Sep

Tanzania gears up for its closest ever elections

Southern Times Africa
Tanzania gears up for its closest ever elections
Southern Times Africa
Tanzania's 25 October presidential and parliamentary elections will be hotly contested and may turn out to be the closest elections in the country's history. As the campaigns get underway, the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party still has a clear ...
Lowassa blasts govt weakness for farmers, herders' unrestIPPmedia
WhatsApp is now the primary platform for political trash talk in Tanzania's...

 

9 years ago

Washington Post

24 Oct

Will elections steer Tanzania in a new direction?

Washington Post
Will elections steer Tanzania in a new direction?
Washington Post
Kim Yi Dionne: Continuing our series of Monkey Cage Election Reports, we are pleased to present the following pre-election report on the Oct. 25 election in Tanzania from Keith Weghorst and Sterling Roop. On Sunday, Tanzanians will head to the polls ...
Tanzanian Youth Gearing Up for Sunday's ElectionVoice of America
Tanzania: Tough Choice for Tanzanians in Hotly Contested ElectionAllAfrica.com
Tanzanian presidential...

 

9 years ago

AllAfrica.Com

13 Nov

EU Observation of Tanzania's Most Competitive Elections

Upstream Online
EU Observation of Tanzania's Most Competitive Elections
AllAfrica.com
The 25 October 2015 general elections in Tanzania were the most competitive and contested since the re-introduction of multi-party democracy. Across the country, from Lake Victoria in the north to the border with Mozambique in the south, from the ...
Letter from Africa: Tanzania's new wine gets to workBBC News
Tanzania must unite to succeedUpstream Online
United Nations and European Union optimism on Zanzibar...

 

9 years ago

New Vision

30 Oct

Tanzania: a history of troubled elections

New Vision
Tanzania: a history of troubled elections
New Vision
Tanzanians celebrate after the ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) candidate John Magufuli was named president-elect by the National Electoral Commission in Dar es Salaam, on Thursday. AFP Photo ...
In Africa, incumbents continue to wield power to stay in officeThe Globe and Mail
Peaceful elections? The people have shown the way!Daily News | The National Newspaper (press release) (blog)
'Democracy at stake in Zanzibar'The News...

 

9 years ago

StarAfrica.Com

28 Oct

Statement by the Spokesperson on elections in Tanzania

Haitilibre.com
Statement by the Spokesperson on elections in Tanzania
StarAfrica.com
BRUSSELS, 27 October 2015 / PRN Africa / — The people of the United Republic of Tanzania participated in large numbers in general elections on 25 October, another step towards the consolidation of the country's multiparty democracy and democratisation ...
Election was well-contested; organised, say observer teamDaily News | The National Newspaper (press release) (blog)
Tanzania: Preliminary Statement - EAC Election...

 

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