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Tanzania: MPs Demand Provision in Electoral Bill to Curb GBV

Dodoma — DODOMA: MEMBERS of Parliament have demanded the government to include a provision in the Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Government Elections Bill 2023, to recognize Gender Based Violence (GBV) and harassment in polls as election offenses. They said the move will help to address myriad challenges facing both women and men when exercising their […]

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Rwanda: Crochet – the Intersection of Sustainability, Fashion, and Mental Health

Theophila Uwase, the intellectually curious but aimless 20-year-old who had recently graduated high school and found herself in the midst of a government-induced mandatory gap year before university, was in need of a new hobby. With an abundance of free time on her hands and a dwindling social life, she sought something beyond the realm […]

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Tanzania: The Genesis of ‘Law Day’ in Tanzania

TODAY, 1st February, 2024; is recognised as “Law Day’ in the United Republic of Tanzania. The practice of marking this day had its humble beginnings in the year 1996, and the idea itself was conceived by the then Chief Justice of Tanzania, the late Hon. Mr Justice Francis Nyalali. May his soul rest in eternal […]

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Somalia: Somaliland Crisis – Delayed Elections and Armed Conflict Threaten Dream of Statehood

With a presidential election delayed for months and deadly clashes between security forces and clan militias, Somaliland’s reputation for stability lies in ruins. Violence erupted in the breakaway northern Somalia region a few weeks after elections were postponed late last year. President Muse Bihi Abdi, in power since November 2017, has been accused of sidelining […]

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Tanzania: CJ – Judiciary Takes Steps to Uplift Criminal Justice

DODOMA: THE Judiciary of Tanzania has taken steps to implement the recommendations of the Commission formed by President Samia Suluhu Hassan to improve criminal justice institutions in the country. This was revealed yesterday by Chief Justice of Tanzania, Professor Ibrahim Juma, during the Law Day celebration held at Chinangali Parks in Dodoma at the national […]