Spotlight | Tanzania
Maasai evictions a challenge for Samia ahead of polls

The weekly market in Wasso village in northwestern Tanzania's Loliondo district brings thousands of Maasai to buy and trade livestock and wares.
The weekly market in Wasso village in northwestern Tanzania's Loliondo district brings thousands of Maasai to buy and trade livestock and wares. © Kang-Chun Cheng
For the past two years, the forced relocation of thousands of herders in northern Tanzania to make way for private hunting reserves has roiled the political class. With December's local government elections seen as a rehearsal for next year's presidential race, Samia Suluhu Hassan is trying to regain the upper hand. [...]
Published on 17.06.2024 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 5 minutes
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