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Samia Suluhu Hassan has caused Tanzania’s most dangerous crisis since independence
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A sham election, a massacre whitewashed

The longer autocrats stay in power, the worse they become

Pressure from America and its allies can prevent a return to fighting

William Ruto’s tenure is a how-to guide for sowing cynicism about democracy

Rulers in Tanzania and Ivory Coast may be overestimating their countries’ stability

John McDermott, our chief Africa correspondent, writes about the Middle East crisis