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He came into office with a reputation for making broken systems work, but as he began his second presidential term John Magufuli became known as a ruthless and ambitious authoritarian.
The government intervening to ensure food safety will increase awareness among producers and consumers.
Ndulu has left big shoes to fill. Tanzania now has to focus on creating an environment where citizens with his foresight, ability, and expertise can thrive.
Plus, new discoveries about early humans in Tanzania’s Olduvai Gorge. Listen to episode 5 of The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Giraffe numbers have plummeted from an estimated 150,000 in 1985 to fewer than 100,000 today.
Africa’s key to future food-nutrition security may depend on the untapped potential of indigenous fruit trees.
When natural habitats are isolated it means species are less able to migrate, leading to less genetic variation and species diversity.
The pandemic will not end for anyone, anywhere until it is controlled in every country. Tanzania’s approach will make it that much harder for normality to return.
Even those that live in areas where the population has already been vaccinated would not be totally protected if the virus mutates elsewhere.
A new report from the GovLab and the French Development Agency (AFD) examines how development practitioners are experimenting with emerging forms of technology to advance development goals.
South Africa’s famous toyi-toyi was adopted from Zimbabwean troops, who learned it in Algeria – showing the interconnected nature of Africa’s liberation struggles.
The research shows that 2 million years ago humans were not constrained technologically and already had the capacity to expand their geographic range.
People are swayed by social pressure to help relatives, share contacts or reciprocate favours received from their networks. Many also believe that corruption is normal.
Researchers have come up with a new framework that assigns an invasive species threat score to World Heritage Sites. This will improve how these species monitored and managed.
In some countries there appear to be mismatches between lists of essential medicines and lists of registered medicines.
President John Magufuli won a second term by a contested landslide and looks set to take even greater control of Tanzania’s democratic space.
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Is authoritarianism on the rise on the continent? Or is democracy doing well? Nic Cheeseman discusses.
There have been several severe fires on Kilimanjaro over the last few decades that have dramatically changed land cover.
Tanzania’s October poll shows that elections are purely performative for governments which do not adhere to the basic tenets of democracy.
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Researcher, United States International University
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Independent researcher & Lecturer, Tumaini University Makumira
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Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, SARChI in Higher Education and Human Development Research Group, University of the Free State
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PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Nairobi
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Professor of Democracy, University of Birmingham
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Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of East London
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Lecturer in Politics, University of Aberdeen
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Associate Professor of International Studies, University of Nottingham
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Principal Scientist, Agroecology Policy and Advocacy, World Agroforestry (ICRAF), Center for International Forestry Research – World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF)
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Steinberg Postdoctoral Fellow in International Migration Law, Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, Faculty of Law, McGill University
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Senior Lecturer in Social Work, Australian Catholic University
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Professor and Programme Director, SA MRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science - PRICELESS SA (Priority Cost Effective Lessons in Systems Strengthening South Africa), University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of South Africa
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Director of Science, Ifakara Health Institute
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Professor of French and Critical Disability Studies, Lancaster University
