Although the African Union has something of collective ‘force’, African security has been inexorably bound to external intervention that in many cases has left a state of greater instability and insecurity among states which even after such interventions, continue to struggle with the very internal conflicts it sought to contain.
A community that looks after itself – in Tanzania
On my recent travels to East Africa I was invited to a small town just outside Dar Es Salam by the name of Kibaha. I went to aid in the setting up of an extension of a hospital. I would never look back and it has changed my whole outlook on how a charity and society should be run and …
Peace over chaos: The Tanzanian elections
Mabadiliko. Change. One word is all it takes for a bus crammed full of passengers to descend into uproar with each person clamoring to be heard. Here in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, most people are happy to openly discuss politics and keen to explain why their party should lead the country. Talk of the elections has dominated the TV, radio …