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Spotlight | Tanzania
Maasai evictions a challenge for Samia ahead of polls

The weekly market in Wasso village in northwestern Tanzania's Loliondo district brings thousands of Maasai to buy and trade livestock and wares. © Kang-Chun Cheng

For the past two years, the forced relocation of thousands of herders in northern Tanzania to make way for private hunting reserves has roiled the political class. With December's local government elections seen as a rehearsal for next year's presidential race, Samia Suluhu Hassan is trying to regain the upper hand. [...]

Published on 17/06/2024 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 5 minutes

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Spotlight | Tanzania
Maasai evictions a challenge for Samia ahead of polls

Tanzania
Samia Suluhu's manoeuvres ahead of presidential elections

East Africa
Harassed African opposition politicians bid for united front

Inner circles | Tanzania
Emmanuel Nchimbi spins strategies for Samia Suluhu's re-election bid

Tanzania
As elections approach, embassies wary of return of surprise tax demands

Tanzania
African human rights court slams Dodoma's record again

The New Guard
Algeria, Rwanda, Tanzania

Tanzania
Opposition parties pressure Samia to scrap Magufuli's repressive legacy

Inner circles | Tanzania
Army supports Suluhu's military diplomacy drive

Spotlight | France, Tanzania
Macron and Suluhu look forward to closer business ties

Tanzania
Emirates prepare Tanzania comeback after years in wilderness under Magufuli