Yugoslavia’s Warning for Tanzania: Do This or Split Into Two
In 1991, the world watched in shock as Yugoslavia began to fracture into six new nations: Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. A country that had once been a symbol of unity collapsed under the weight of mistrust, political manipulation and state violence. What happened in the Balkans more than 30 years ago is not just...
The Murder of Samwel Eusebio Mgimwa the Gospel Musician
Samwel was on his way to becoming one of the top gospel musicians in Africa and the world. That is how devoted and focused he was. His life revolved around faith, music, and family. Every note he sang carried light. Every lyric he wrote reflected conviction. He believed that music could lift people from despair and remind them of...
She Stepped Out to Save Her Grandchild and Never Returned
On October 30th, 2025, Pastor Maria Martha Kalembo was locked in the hardest fight of her life. She had a gunshot wound to the head. She was bleeding heavily. She was drifting in and out of consciousness. Yet she held on. Good Samaritans had lifted her from the roadside, carried her into a small neighbourhood clinic, and begged for help....
The Life and Death of Retired Officer Joseph Mwakabana
Retired police officer Joseph Igumba Mwakabana spent decades serving Tanzania. He protected the public. He upheld the law. Neighbours trusted him because he was the kind of man who stepped forward when others hesitated. Yet in the early hours of November 3rd, 2025, it was uniformed officers like the ones he once served beside who ended his life on...
Tanzania Stood With Africa. Now Africa Must Stand With Tanzania.
In late 2025, the world woke up to images and testimonies from Tanzania that felt unreal. A country long known for political calm had become the site of mass killings, disappearances, and entire communities living in fear. Independent human rights groups estimate that more than a thousand people have been killed since the disputed October 29 election, with some...
Tina the Trucker: The Life and Death of Christina John Richard
Christina John Richard. Known to her friends and family as Tina., was not supposed to die before her twenty-third birthday. She was 22 years old, born on November 27th, 2002, and full of dreams that stretched across borders. Her life ended on October 30th, 2025, when a Tanzanian police officer shot her in the head while she was on a...
The Last Window: The Killing of Jocelyn Mafuru
It began with a moment of trust. On the afternoon of October 30th, 2025, Jocelyn Benard Mafuru was driving home from church with her son. The city of Dar es Salaam was tense after the elections, but for Jocelyn, faith came before fear. As she crossed the Kigamboni Bridge, police officers flagged her down. She slowed her car, came to...
The Silent Death of Benjamin Munisi
When the sun rose over Dar es Salaam on October 29th, 2025, Benjamin Joseph Munisi was still a university student with dreams. By sunset, he was a name on a growing list of the dead. Benjamin was a third-year student of business management at Mzumbe University, Mbeya Campus. He was 23 years old, full of ideas, laughter, and youthful ambition....
Lessons for Tanzania From Apartheid’s Brutality
When I first visited Johannesburg nearly twenty years ago, I stood near Gandhi Square, watching the city hum with life. The scent of robustness drifted through the air, and the taxis honked in that musical, maddening rhythm only large African cities understand. Later over a steaming plate of pap and T-bone steak, I got into a deep discussion about...
SADC Has Spoken, Tanzania Has Fallen
To download the SADC Report, click here In 2024, Aminata and I spent some time in Arusha and Tanga. We fell in love with the rhythm of Tanzanian life, the quiet dignity of its people, the beauty of its landscapes, and the subtle strength that hummed beneath the surface. Tanzania, I thought, was the one country that had learned how...
