What’s going on? Since 1961, Tanzania has been ruled by the same party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM). While it has never been a democracy, Tanzania had been better known as a safari tourism destination and as a donor darling. How have things become so repressive so quickly?
The answer lies in the 2015 election of John Magufuli as president. Since then, opposition politicians have been arrested, harassed and beaten. TV offices have been raided and newspapers suspended. Regime critics — journalists, business executives, oppositionpoliticians, student leaders — have been kidnapped, forced into exile or assassinated by “unknown assailants.” Some have never beenseen again. Much more violence outside Dar es Salaam hasn’t been reported, even in the Tanzanian press
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