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Interview: Tundu Lissu on Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan and the Role of the West in Democratization


Much has been made of Samia’s lack of her own political constituency an evaluation which Lissu did not refute.
“She is weak in that she does not have a political power base. She is a Zanzibari at a time when the Union is under pressure. For a Zanzibari president to preside over non-Union matters will raise many of the same questions that were asked at the end of Mwinyi’s presidency,” Lissu said, referring to Ali Hassan Mwinyi, who became Tanzania’s second president (1985-1995) after serving nearly two years as president of Zanzibar and was accused of favoring Muslim and Zanzibari interests while in office. ....

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Tanzania's COVID Denialism Harms its Economic Future | Council on Foreign Relations


As the pandemic recedes elsewhere, the downsides of Tanzania’s approach will become more apparent. Tourism had been among the country’s fastest-growing sectors [PDF] before the pandemic, employing over 10 percent of the total workforce and serving as the largest single source of foreign currency. But receipts from tourism and travel were down 39.1 percent last year from 2019 totals. Globally, international tourism is expected to return to 2019 levels by 2023. In Tanzania, however, the number of tourist arrivals will likely remain subdued. Coverage of the government’s COVID response and violence in last year’s elections in Zanzibar, a popular tourist destination, could cause some travelers to reconsider or delay their trips. ....

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