What to know about a disputed election in Tanzania, where single-party rule is being challenged

Protests are spreading in Tanzania as electoral authorities count the votes in a disputed presidential election that rights ...

Tanzania: Who's silencing the power of youth and women's votes?

Women and youth together make up comfortable majorities in Tanzania. Yet their votes are largely ignored by the country's ...

Tanzania's first female president has defied early hopes that she would ease repression

Less than six months after Samia Suluhu Hassan was inaugurated as Tanzania’s first woman president in 2021, the country’s ...
Reuters

'Land loans' offer Tanzanian women entrepreneurs chance to grow

DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Mshindi Mayenga, a hairdresser in the Tanzanian capital, had a vision to expand her business. She wanted to transform her small salon from a dilapidated rented room into a ...
World Bank

Tanzania Economic Update: Addressing Women’s Economic Constraints Could Accelerate Tanzania’s Economic Development and Poverty Reduction

Sustained progress in expanding women’s economic opportunities has contributed to Tanzania’s success in growth and poverty reduction over the last 20 years. However, persisting constraints hinder ...
World Bank

Tanzania Has Much to Gain by Expanding Women’s Access to Opportunities

DAR ES SALAAM, Tuesday March 1, 2022—Tanzania stands to benefit enormously from expanding women’s economic opportunities, especially in terms of access to land and productive assets, according to the ...