If Tanzania is not ready to seriously invest in edible oil production, at least it should reconsider its national security priorities. Tanzania’s situation on edible oil is not rocket science to discern that national security is at stake. Succinctly, Tanzania is not ready to encounter any imminent blow on that angle. To ease your frustration,...
IWD: We are rising not to weigh you down
For centuries now, women’s voices have been silenced amid men even when they are right. Not because they do not make sense but because of our gender. Whether you are a woman or a man, you have somehow heard of all the sexual assaults, domestic violence and insults your lady friends endure from either their...
What interests does Tanzania have over Russia by abstaining UNGA resolution on Ukraine?
Summary: Tanzania’s decision to abstain the UN resolution of Ukraine sparked controversy across social media posing questions like Tanzania took that stance despite its traditional branding of being the advocate of peace and harmony? On March 2, 2022, United Nations General Assembly held an emergency session to respond to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The session purposely...
Report: Terrorism is growing faster in Sub-Sahara than anywhere in the world
Since 2017, more people have been killed in terrorist attacks in sub-Saharan Africa than in either South Asia or the Middle East and North Africa. By 2021 almost half of all those killed by terrorists globally were in sub-Saharan Africa, according to the Global Terrorism Index compiled by the Institute for Economics and Peace. The...
Why breakups are more painful to men than women?
For years, people have believed in an old stereotype that men invest less in relationships than women. According to the new study by psychologists, that hypothesis is utterly a lie. A study of relationship support looked at more than 184,000 people and found that males than females more commonly discussed the heartache theme. A study...
Analysis: The fate of Europe amidst Putin’s utmost desire
At the Centre of President Putin’s thought process in Ukraine’s invasion is an attempt to piece back together with the once soviet union. With Ukraine being the most significant piece to defect from the soviet union, not only that is an example being set for all other defectors to surrender before the unthinkable falls upon...
‘Women are less likely to corrupt than men’, research says
Transparency International released its annual report on corruption worldwide in January 2022. The report shows that the corruption situation is getting worse in developing countries; however, developed countries have problems too. The author’s recommendations include strengthening anti-corruption agencies, advocating for transparency in public spending and cracking down on financial crime. Some countries have taken a...
Why sanctions on Russia won’t change Putin’s behavior
As the U.S. and its allies in Europe are currently designing sanctions determined to combat Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, there are a lot of references suggesting that sanctions have been ineffective in bringing Russia in order. E.U. swiftly responded with a raft of sanctions after Russia recognised the separatist groups and deployed its military troops. ...
Op-ED: How can Tanzania benefit from Swahili diplomacy?
Understanding diplomacy is not as complex as understanding rocket science. It’s simply the government’s methods and tools to engage with other governments. I presume you must have come across the term diplomacy. Etymologically, it comes from the Greek word diplōma, meaning “an object folded in two”. At the beginning of the 18th C, the use of...
Opinion: President Samia’s tactics of dealing with rivals
“We have no eternal allies, and we have no perpetual enemies. Our interests are eternal and perpetual, and those interests it is our duty to follow.” Said the former UK Prime Minister, Lord Palmerston, when he was delivering a speech in the House of Commons on March 1848 Since President Samia assumed office on March 19,...









