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Tanzania’s Unfree Election

The country heads to the polls in an increasingly authoritarian political environment.

An officer grabs a man wearing a light blue T-shirt that reads "ZANZIBAR." Onlookers appear to be shouting in the background. October 29, 2025, 4:37 PM Comment icon View Comments ( )

Welcome to Foreign Policy ’s Africa Brief.

The highlights this week: Tanzanians head to the polls under an increasingly repressive regime, Cameroon and Ivory Coast crack down on postelection protests , and the Sudanese city of El Fasher falls to the R

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