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Tanzania Clears the Road for Electric Vehicles 

By Stacie Mburugu | July 29, 2026

Purchasing an electric vehicle (EV) is one thing. Knowing where to charge it, whether the charging station is safe, and

More Than a Promise: Tanzania Reopens the Constitutional Conversation
By Stacie Mburugu | June 26, 2026

For most Tanzanians, constitutional reform is not part of everyday conversation. People are more likely to talk about the price

Tanzania Shifts to Results-Based Governance
By Elian Otti | June 26, 2026

The number of roads built often measures development, as does the number of schools opened or policies enacted. However, the

Samia’s Russia Visit Signals Tanzania’s Expanding Global Ambitions
By Elian Otti | June 5, 2026

It has been almost 60 years since a Head of State from Tanzania last visited Russia. This gap w2as finally

Can Domestic Inquiries Deliver Justice? Tanzania’s Post-Election Test
By Maria Goretti | June 5, 2026

Following reported post-election violence and breaches of peace during and after the October 2025 general elections, Tanzania, under President Samia

“Chapa Mikwaju” Threats Stir Alarm as Gen Z Protests Test Democratic Tolerance
By James Ngunjiri | May 8, 2026

The amorphous, cross-ethnic Gen Z protests, rooted in shared generational frustrations over economic precarity, corruption, and political exclusion, are reshaping

Financial Integration: Africa’s Missing Engine of the AfCFTA Dream
By Brian Otieno | May 8, 2026

Heads of State, business leaders, policymakers and innovators convene next week in Nairobi, Kenya, for the inaugural Africa Forward Summit. However, a defining question underlies the diplomacy, the

Not Our War, But Still Our Problem: Africa and the Middle East Crisis
By Brian Otieno | April 10, 2026

The escalating war in the Middle East, intensified by U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iran and the resulting regional fallout, may appear

Tanzania’s Investors on Edge as Foreign Aid and Confidence Waver
By Anne | November 28, 2025

Tanzania’s international image is tarnished.  Disputed elections, followed by a widely circulated CNN documentary highlighting the deadly post-election fallout, have

Driving Change: A New Era in Tanzania’s Ride-Hailing Sector
By Maria Goretti | November 28, 2025

Tanzania’s ride-hailing market is poised for a shake-up as international mobility and delivery firm Maxim expands into Dodoma, Mwanza, and

From Ballots to Boardrooms: Managing the Post-Election Transition
By Brian Otieno | November 7, 2025

The country has just emerged from a bruising election season, one that has left the nation polarised, the streets uneasy,

Changing Guard at the EAC: What’s Next for Regional Unity?
By Jewel Tete | November 7, 2025

President William Ruto’s tenure as Chairman of the East African Community (EAC) is drawing to a close. His one-year term

The Ballot and the Silence: Tanzania’s Test of Faith in Democracy
By Maria Goretti | October 31, 2025

Tanzania has voted. The ballots have been cast, but for many citizens and for the region observing closely, this election

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