His ambition, charisma and ability to galvanize the youth and middle class was too much for the conservative inner circle of ...

His death marks the end of a long and eventful political career that saw him rise through the ranks of the ruling Chama Cha ...

Dar es Salaam. Just a month before Tanzania’s 2025 General Election campaigns officially commence, questions are swirling within the ruling party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), about whether it will ...

Dar es Salaam. A major shift is underway in Tanzania’s political landscape as more than 100 incumbent Members of Parliament (MPs) are set to exit the 13th Parliament following Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM ...

As the country slides towards electoral authoritarianism, even SADC and EAC election observers have been excluded from the ...

CALM and order prevailed across the country yesterday as Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) held its nationwide primary elections to select parliamentary and councillorship candidates ahead of the October 29 ...

For the Mainland presidential seat, the nominees are Aaron Kalikawe and Luhaga Mpina, who recently defected from the ruling ...

As the country slides towards electoral authoritarianism, even Southern African Development Community and East African Community election observers have been excluded from the polls.

Above all, East Africans themselves must demand better. Elections should be about the country, not the candidate. The price ...

Jakaya Kikwete, presidential candidate for the ruling Revolutionary Party, took an early lead today in Tanzania’s third elections since multi-party politics were reintroduced in 1992. The winner ...

In a speech broadcast on radio and television late Monday, Magufuli said that opponents of his Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party would "always have problems".

This changed around 2010, when Chama Cha Mapinduzi’s vote-share drop started to alarm the regime. It was after Chadema began to make significant inroads that Chama Cha Mapinduzi started to move ...