Dossier
John Magufuli
Coverage of John Magufuli in the Nexus archive.
- Tanzania: Tanzania Has Banned Political Rallies Again - What the Government Fears
Tanzania has banned political rallies again in June 2026, the second such ban in a decade. The first ban was under President John Magufuli in 2016, lifted by President Samia Hassan in 2023, but now reimposed. Dan Paget has studied the democracy movement's struggles with repression, focusing on mass rallies.