The Arusha Declaration, published on 5 February 1967, was an aspirational document. Much like South Africa's 1955 Freedom Charter, it did not describe the world as it existed. Instead, it attempted to ...

The Arusha Declaration, presented by Julius Nyerere in 1967, sought to dismantle neocolonial exploitation through socialism, people's democracy, and self-reliance. February 5 marked the anniversary of ...

I’ve never nurtured a critical opinion of Tanzania’s first president Julius Nyerere. During the summer I spent in Arusha in graduate school, I learned to refer to him with honorific titles like ...

Tanzania’s President John Magufuli is praised by some for his “no nonsense” attitude. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya As one of the few countries in East Africa not beset by internecine conflicts, Tanzania is ...

It began a process of nationalisation and rural collectivisation which was then replicated in other parts of the continent. As one of the few countries in East Africa not beset by internecine ...