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Tanzania pushes back on foreign criticism, cites Commission of Inquiry on election violence

Maureen Kinyanjui | Dec 06, 2025

Tanzania has pushed back against foreign criticism over the October 29, 2025 elections, highlighting a Commission of Inquiry as the Commonwealth place...

East Africa’s democratic backslide: Wave of arrests, repression raises alarm across region

Barack Oduor | Apr 17, 2025

In Yoweri Museveni’s Uganda, the High Court in Kampala has denied bail to veteran opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye and his aide Hajj Obeid Lutal...