Tanzania

You are invited to join a new research network study of the history and impact of African political thought. The name for...

Oda van Cranenburgh recently retired from Leiden University after a career of researching the politics of what are often called "developing countries",...

There has been little research into the regulation targeting fake news and hate speech in Africa, and the role state institutions play...

During World War Two, thousands of European refugees escaped their war-ravaged continent to find safety in Africa. One of the largest groups...

It is one year since Tanzania voted in a contested election. The landslide victory of incumbent President John Magufuli and the ruling...

Given the imperial like constitutional powers endowed to the President of Tanzania, it is easy to assume that one person – the...

It has become common to argue that most Africans are not that committed to democracy. Commentators often suggest that Africans care more...

Any article proposing possible ways to create durable and equitable democracies in Africa should be humble in its goals. A cursory glance...

Elections across sub-Saharan Africa are frequently accompanied by fears of electoral violence and shrill calls for peace from civil society, journalists, governments,...

Between 1960 and 1992, socialist one-party states were among the most common forms of government in Africa. Rhetorically, this ideology offered leaders...