Tanzania

Part two of Nick Branson’s look at Tanzania’s proposed constitution outlines how continuity has prevailed over change in relations between the executive and legislature.

The first part of Nick Branson’s look at Tanzania’s proposed constitution considers the relationship between the constituent parts of the Union ahead of a proposed referendum on 30 April 2015.

This interactive timeline allows you to explore Tanzania’s long history of “hesitant and disjointed” constitutional reform.

This Briefing Note summarises the contested and controversial history of constitutional reform in Tanzania.

ARI blog, "The Donors and Dodoma," by Maya Prabhu, was published as an 'Analysis' piece in Tanzanian daily The Citizen on December the 24th.

Tanzanian English-language daily The Citizen ran our blog article, "Tanzanian Politics at a Crossroads," in its December 17th issue.

Maya Prabhu considers the adverse consequences for Tanzania’s parliament of the country’s heavy dependence on overseas aid as it enters an election year.

Maya Prabhu looks at the role of Tanzania’s parliament in scrutinising the budget and the acting as a “parliament with teeth”.

October 2009 Download PDF Tanzania and Senegal have long records of political stability. Both made peaceful transitions from single-party ‘African socialism’ to multiparty democracy, becoming favourites with foreign donors and development agencies. Recent elections were declared...

An insiders’ account of the changing relationship between the Tanzanian parliament in Dodoma, the government in Dar es Salaam, and the implications for development. For most of Tanzania’s post-independence history, ethnic and religious tolerance has been underpinned by the...