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October 20, 2025 Tanzania’s Mining Reforms: Balancing Resource Nationalism and Global OpportunitiesSince 2017, Tanzania’s mining sector has undergone a profound transformation, driven by bold legislative reforms aimed at maximizing...
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October 15, 2025 Mercury, Small-Scale Gold Mining, and the Minamata Convention: Addressing Gaps for ImpactThe Minamata Convention on Mercury, adopted in 2013, is a landmark global effort to mitigate the health and...
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EU’s Flawed African Minerals Strategy: a critique on the “EU’s Playbook for African Minerals Amid China’s Dominance”.Critical MineralsJune 24, 2025 EU’s Flawed African Minerals Strategy: a critique on the “EU’s Playbook for African Minerals Amid China’s Dominance”.In their commentary, The EU’s Playbook for African Minerals Amid China’s Dominance, Poorva Karkare and Karim Karaki (2024)... -
October 21, 2024 Dr. Tulia Ackson: A Leader Between Rhetoric and RealityDr. Tulia Ackson, the Speaker of Tanzania's Parliament, recently took the international stage at the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)...
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Unlikely Alliances: Navigating the Political Waters of Opponent Appointments in AfricaPolitics and GovernanceApril 3, 2024 Unlikely Alliances: Navigating the Political Waters of Opponent Appointments in AfricaIn an audacious political move, President Bassirou Faye of Senegal has appointed his former rival Sonko to a... -
The Balancing Act: Magufuli’s Anti-Corruption Crusade and the Cost to Civil LibertiesPolitics and GovernanceDecember 6, 2023 The Balancing Act: Magufuli’s Anti-Corruption Crusade and the Cost to Civil LibertiesDr. John Pombe Magufuli's presidency from 2015 to 2021 marked a pivotal period in Tanzania's political landscape, predominantly... -
The Complex Legacy of Dr. John Pombe Magufuli: A Reflection on Authoritarianism and Anti-CorruptionPolitics and GovernanceDecember 4, 2023 The Complex Legacy of Dr. John Pombe Magufuli: A Reflection on Authoritarianism and Anti-CorruptionThe tenure of the late Dr. John Pombe Magufuli as the President of Tanzania and its implications for... -
The Changing Facets of Tanzania’s Politics and the Future of the Country’s DemocracyPolitics and GovernanceNovember 8, 2023 The Changing Facets of Tanzania’s Politics and the Future of the Country’s DemocracyTanzania, a country celebrated for its relative political stability and peaceful transitions of power in Africa, has recently... -
Political Recycling: A Re-Emergence of Old Ideas or Strengthening Political Structures?Politics and GovernanceOctober 24, 2023 Political Recycling: A Re-Emergence of Old Ideas or Strengthening Political Structures?In the dynamic world of politics, familiar faces and ideas often find their way back to the centre...
