Rallies hold great significance in Tanzania and are central to everyday political communication.

Trump’s approach to the event marked out just how separate he is from his supporters and shows how he has reinvited “high” culture in his own image

Liberal societies are those which offer refuge from the very people they empower—through individual choice, mobility, and the possibility of exit. This is the form of liberty that most clearly…

PhD Scholarship, PhD Studentship in the Ideas of Anti-Autocratic Movements in Africa

Tanzania’s October election was a sham. When people rose up in protest, the regime responded with a brutal crackdown. That reign of terror marks a turning point for the country, and there is no going back.

Tanzania’s October election was a sham. When people rose up in protest, the regime responded with a brutal crackdown. That reign of terror marks a turning point for the country, and there is no going back.

As Tanzania’s October 2025 sham election got underway, protests broke out across the country, sparking a brutal regime crackdown. That brief reign of terror marks a turning point for both the ruling…

Today in a ceremony hidden from public view Tanzania swore in Samia Hassan for a second term as president. She won with a landslide 98% of the vote in an election that has sparked nationwide protests,...

President Hassan promised Tanzanians freedom, transparency, and reform. Instead, she has delivered repression, violence, and arrests as she bars anyone who dares challenge her.

The regime once seemed untouchable. Now anything feels possible.

President Hassan promised Tanzanians freedom, transparency, and reform. Instead, she has delivered repression, violence, and arrests as she bars anyone who dares challenge her.

President Hassan promised Tanzanians freedom, transparency, and reform. Instead, she has delivered repression, violence, and arrests as she bars anyone who dares challenge her.

How do we beat autocrats? What messages best mobilise movements to fight them?

High Court’s final rejection of Mpina’s presidential challenge caps systematic dismantling of electoral competition, leaving President Samia facing token opposition in Tanzania’s October 29 poll.

President Samia Hassan is relying on repressive tactics to eliminate her most significant competitors from the 2025 presidential race.

President Samia Suluhu Hassan came into office promising democratic reforms. Four years later, it is clear she is more of a performer than a reformer. Far from delivering on her promises to unwind…

President Samia Suluhu Hassan came into office promising democratic reforms. Four years later, it is clear she is more of a performer than a reformer. Far from delivering on her promises to unwind…

KickBack - The Global Anticorruption Podcast · Episode

He has been holding rallies nationwide saying October's elections cannot go ahead without reforms.