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Africa Connect: Tanzanian Elections - A question of democracy
November 14, 2025·18 min·1 clip
Tensions between Zanzibar and mainland Tanzania are at an all-time high, with a tension bomb waiting to detonate.
As heard by us
A blunt, unsettling look at how a disputed election can expose deeper fractures.
It reads as a stark account of Tanzania's election crisis, where ballot stuffing, internet blackouts, and military violence are set against a wider warning about what weak leadership can do to a country.
Why you'd press play
Press play if you want a hard look at Tanzania's disputed election and the AU/SADC backlash.
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