Think again: How Tanzania is forcing hapless Burundian refugees to death via repatriation

Think again: How Tanzania is forcing hapless Burundian refugees to death via repatriation

Most Burundian refugees in Tanzania fled in 2015 when Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza announced he would seek a controversial and potentially unconstitutional third term. It led to massive protests and a violent government and allied militia crackdown.

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Tanzania president grappling with accusations she killed more than 10,000 civilians in election violence

Tanzania president grappling with accusations she killed more than 10,000 civilians in election violence

Independent human rights experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said in December that “disturbing reports” indicated security personnel were given “shoot to kill” orders during an enforced curfew, without saying where that information came from.

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Museveni times seven: How normalisation of violence became hard currency for winning Uganda’s omnipresent leader 7th term

Museveni times seven: How normalisation of violence became hard currency for winning Uganda’s omnipresent leader 7th term

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is seeking his seventh term in office in the January 15 presidential election that kicks off Africa’s 2026 election calendar. He and his National Resistance Movement (NRM) party are running on the campaign theme of “Protecting the Gains: Making a Qualitative Leap into High Middle-Income Status.”

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President Suluhu Hassan: Evolution from CCM ‘Flower Girl’ to Tanzania’s pernicious, ruthless dictator

President Suluhu Hassan: Evolution from CCM ‘Flower Girl’ to Tanzania’s pernicious, ruthless dictator

A former vice president who rose to the presidency after the death of predecessor John Pombe Magufuli, Hassan initially gave indications that she would relax the government’s repressive tactics against opposition leaders, civic groups, journalists and others.

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Communities on either side of Kenya-Tanzania border at Vanga meet to resolve tiffs over fishing rights, crime   

Communities on either side of Kenya-Tanzania border at Vanga meet to resolve tiffs over fishing rights, crime   

The meeting concluded with a consensus that closer collaboration between Kenya and Tanzania, alongside stronger communication between communities and authorities, is necessary to restore trust, protect livelihoods and ensure peaceful coexistence along the border.

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