The Maasai Indigenous community in Loliondo, in Tanzania’s northern district of Ngorongoro are being violently uprooted from their ancestral land by Tanzanian authorities.
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Politics and Society Tanzanians hard hit by trafficking in people with albinism
The silent and deadly trade is one of the most lucrative and harmful forms of human trafficking.
Politics and Society Tanzania’s Hassan has put out positive signals: deeper change is yet to come
President Samia Hassan has set Tanzania on a change of course – time will tell if the pattern holds and addresses the country’s challenges.
Politics and Society Tanzania’s Hassan has made changes: but the ruling party retains a tight grip
President Samia Hassan may have been an ‘accidental president’ but Tanzania’s leader has set out to showcase her own political strategy.
Politics and Society Groundings with Walter Rodney: Remembering a guerrilla intellectual
On March 23 in 1942, Guyanese historian and Pan-African Marxist revolutionary Dr. Walter Rodney was born, he would have turned 80 this year. Rodney was assassinated in 1980. His image, voice, and canonical works will continue to be a testament and witness to the yearning of the human condition for freedom and redemption.
Politics and Society Tanzania is getting a political remake as President Hassan eyes the 2025 polls
President Samia Suluhu Hassan is winning party loyalists, and has launched a diplomatic charm offensive ahead of 2025 polls.
African identities The story of how Swahili became Africa’s most spoken language
Over two millennia, Swahili has built bridges among people across Africa and into the diaspora.
Politics and Society Tanzania’s Hassan faces her first political test: constitutional reform
Despite the relative political stability over the years, Tanzania needs a new constitution to address contemporary challenges and strengthen institutions.
Arts, Culture and Sport Albinism in Tanzania: what can be done to break the stigma
Because of their appearance, people with albinism in Tanzania are often socially excluded and frequently (and sometimes violently) discriminated against.