President Samia Hassan may have been an ‘accidental president’ but Tanzania’s leader has set out to showcase her own political strategy.
Most citizens feel that it is pointless to vote because it won’t change anything.
Poor electoral outcomes would hurt democratic transitions in a region suffering a spate of coups.
President Samia Suluhu Hassan is winning party loyalists, and has launched a diplomatic charm offensive ahead of 2025 polls.
Politics is turning into a playground for the country’s elite in the absence of other avenues through which to rise to fame – and fortune.
