Op-Ed: Augustine Lyatonga Mrema: A Populist Reformist Turned Opportunist
Mrema’s political journey ended where it all began – CCM. Read my analysis on The Chanzo here. ...
Mrema’s political journey ended where it all began – CCM. Read my analysis on The Chanzo here. ...
By Nicodemus Minde Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta – whose final term in office ends after the 9 August polls – has been a key figure in east Africa. Over the last nine years, he has tried to create markets and address issues like peace, malaria and climate change. Within the East African Community, he signalled the end of an era on 21 July when he handed over the bloc’s leadership to his Burundian counterpart, Evariste Ndayishimiye. International relations scholar Nicodemus Minde explores five reasons neighbouring states follow the change of guard in Nairobi very keenly. You can read...
[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" text_align="left" box_shadow_on_row="no"][vc_column][vc_column_text] I first met Seif Sharif Hamad on 20 September 2015. I was conducting my research on the political reconciliation (Maridhiano) in Zanzibar. His party, the Civic United Front (CUF) was launching its manifesto at Park Hyatt Hotel, Zanzibar. He was wearing a black suit, blue shirt and a red tie. He was well shaven and his grey beard was well trimmed. Mr. Ismail Jussa, a high ranking party official in CUF, who I had known for a while now introduced me to Mr. Seif Sharif Hamad after the...
By Mikhail Nyamweya Introduction There has been a discernible shift in electoral patterns in Africa in the past few years. One such example is the comeback victory made by Malawi’s Congress Party (MCP) in the 2020 elections. This notwithstanding, elsewhere in the continent, there has been an unprecedented democracy rollback. This has been seen through presidents that have changed their countries’ constitutions to eliminate the two-term limit including Presidents Gnassingbè (Togo), Museveni (Uganda), Idris Deby (Chad), Paul Biya (Cameroon), Kagame (Rwanda), the late Nkurunziza (Burundi) and Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (Egypt), just to...
I have written an analysis on the upcoming elections in Tanzania for The Conversation, a network of not-for-profit media outlets that publish news stories written by academics and researchers. In this article, I analyze the forthcoming General Elections in October, 2020. I look at the background, actors, dynamics and what the elections mean for Tanzania's democracy. Here is the link. ...