Its been a drama-filled election season in Tanzania. A former president has branded the opposition idiots. One candidate took to doing pushups to demonstrate his fitness to be president. Another suggested he was worthy of support based on his religion. Meanwhile, a parliamentarian trying to...
When people talk about the intersection of social media and politics, the focus is usually on the ways that Facebook and Twitter are changing the way that politicians connect with voters. Things are a bit different in Africa, where the mobile phone has changed not only the way people communicate...
In what has been described as the most competitive presidential campaign in Tanzanias history, presidential candidate John Magufuli of the ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) has established a significant lead, a new poll shows.
For more, please go read here.
Meanwhile, in Uganda they want to be the first country in Africa to create an electric car.
The project that has caught peoples imagination is the Kiira Smack, a petrol-and-electric hybrid car being developed by the state-run Kiira Motors Corporation (KMC). SciDev.Net reports that the...
In Africa, where a free press is often more of an ideal than a reality, humorists have sometimes been able to speak truth to power a little more fearlessly than conventional reporters. And the continents political cartoonists have been contextualizing the reality of public life to great effect...
After a three-month hiatus, the English Premier League is back. And week one of the world's most popular soccer league did not disappoint-the opening weekend produced high drama, entertaining football and, most importantly, lots of goals.
And one of the more interesting storylines to emerge from...
Imagine this scenario. After losing the Democratic Party nomination to Barack Obama in 2008, Hillary Clinton refuses to concede defeat. She then calls a press conference and announces that she will defect to the Republicans and run for the presidency as their candidate instead. In response, the...
After ten years in power, Jakaya Kikwetes presidency is coming to an end this October. With John Magufuli as the new Chama Cha Mapinduzis (CCM) standard bearer and the likely next president of Tanzania, Kikwete is increasingly becoming what Americans like to refer to as a lame duck.
So this...
Are any of the would-be candidates addressing the fact that Tanzania's shilling has lost 8.4% of its value against the dollar? In the last three months alone?
Read more here: Nigeria's Naira has lost 20% of its value, Kenya's shilling 8.8%, Uganda's shilling 9.1%, Tanzania's shilling 8.4%. - Quartz
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QUARTZ: Tanzania's ruling party nominates John Magufuli as presidential candidate
John Pombe Magufuli, 56, a former math and chemistry teacher, was nominated today (July 12) by Tanzania's ruling party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), to be the country's fifth president...
From my blog:
I think it is very naive to believe that political parties anywhere think of elections in democratic terms. Yes, they may wax lyrical about the principles of openness and transparency but fundamentally they all want to win. Viewed in that context, CCMs decision has nothing to do...
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