On July 29, 2023, the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) issued a statement banning the song “Amkeni” by Tanzanian rapper Emmanuel Elibariki, known as Nay wa Mitego, from all media outlets and social media platforms. This ban was purportedly recommended by the National Arts Council (BASATA), alleging that the song undermined confidence in the government,

This Reference is the result of the passing of the Electronic and Postal Communications (Online Content) Regulations 2020 (Online Content Regulations) by the Minister for Information, Culture, Arts and Sports of United Republic of Tanzania (the Minister) on 17th July 2020 and gazette through GN No. 538 2020. The Online Content Regulations, in their current

Uganda and Tanzania signed the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project intergovernmental agreements on the 11th day of September 2020 to transport crude oil from Kabaale Pumping Station, Hoima District, Uganda to Chongoleani, and Tanga District on the East African coast of Tanzania. And several other agreements have been signed henceforth.   Both countries conducted

On 4th June 2020, Tanzanian government passed Written Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, No. 03 of 2020, amending, among others, the Basic Rights and Duties Enforcement Act, the Presidential Affairs Act, The National Assembly (Administration) Act, and the Law Reform (Fatal Accident and Miscellaneous Revision) Act. The four laws are currently the main legislations in the

On 4th June 2020, Tanzanian government passed Written Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, No. 03 of 2020, amending, among others, the Basic Rights and Duties Enforcement Act, the Presidential Affairs Act, The National Assembly (Administration) Act, and the Law Reform (Fatal Accident and Miscellaneous Revision) Act. The four laws are currently the main legislations in the

Because of its unique union, Tanzania has two electoral commissions; one for the Union which caters for the union presidential elections and members of parliament and councilors who serve in the Mainland, and another for Zanzibar which takes care of the union presidential elections, Zanzibar presidential elections and members of parliament and councilors who serve

Prior to June 2019, some non-governmental organizations in Mainland Tanzania were established as companies limited by guarantee under the Companies Act, 2002 (Companies Act). This guaranteed their existence because it was harder to de-register a company than it was to de-register a non-governmental organization established under the Non-Governmental Organizations Act, 2002 (NGOs Act). So, in

In November 2019 the then President of the United Republic of Tanzania, His Excellency the late John Pombe Magufuli, un-procedurally removed from office the then Controller and Auditor General (CAG), Professor Mussa Assad, for reasons best known to him. It should be noted that CAG’s office has been established by the Constitution of the United