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Tanzania’s opposition leader on reggae, resistance and his own resurrection

Sixteen bullets and 27 operations later, Tanzania’s main opposition leader has recovered from a brutal assassination attempt – and is now in the middle of an even bigger fight

  • Simon Mkina
4 min read
Braving it: Tundu Lissu, Tanzania’s former MP with the Chadema opposition party who was shot in 2017, returns from exile to challenge President John Magufuli in elections later this year. (STR/AFP)
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Tanzania’s opposition finds that forming a united front is not so easy

Having missed the chance to form a coalition, a so-called ‘endorsement’ may be the next-best step

  • Simon Allison
  • Simon Mkina
3 min read
PresidentJohn Magufuli speaks during a ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) rally in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on October 21, 2015. (Photo by Daniel Hayduk/AFP)
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Bumbling, irrational, deadly: The Tanzanian president is getting the Covid-19 response all wrong

Discerning leadership is critical in the time of Covid-19 and John Magufuli’s decisions — or lack thereof — have put Tanzanians at greater risk

  • Zitto Kabwe
3 min read