This week, a Tanzanian court postponed the politically motivated treason trial of political opposition leader Tundu Lissu for ...

Tanzania has barred foreign nationals from owning and operating mainly small-scale businesses, sparking concern and a backlash from neighbouring Kenya.

URGENT APPEAL - THE OBSERVATORY KEN 002 / 0725 / OBS 045 Arbitrary detention / Release / Judicial harassment / Restriction to ...

Mwabili Mwagodi’s mother Jeslinah Mwabili, Khelef Khalifa and Mwagodi’s sister Isabella Kituri at Pandya hospital on Monday / BRIAN OTIENO Veteran human rights defender Khelef Khalifa has urged for a ...

Hussein Khalid, Human rights activist, lawyer and CEO of @VOCALAfricaIn Eastern Africa today, activism is under siege. Brave individuals who dare to speak truth to power, demand justice and amplify ...

On Wednesday May 23, 2025, Mwabili Mwagodi, a Kenyan activist living and working in Tanzania, was abducted in the capital Dar es Salaam under highly suspicious circumstances.

Tanzania bans non-citizens from 15 business sectors, threatening East African Community integration and cross-border trade ...

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu may consider taking legal action against the Kenyan government over the growing number of online insults and mimicry she has been subjected to by Kenyans on social ...

Activism is a dangerous vocation in Kenya. Over the past two decades, Boniface Mwangi has been in and out of jail, charged with resisting arrest, unlawful assembly and contempt of court. His house has ...

Is there a secret deal between Kenya and Tanzania to crush dissent across borders?That's the question gripping East Africa after Kenyan activist Mwabili Mwagodi was found abandoned and shaken in a ...

Kenyan human rights activist Mwabili Mwagodi, who disappeared days ago under mysterious circumstances in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, has been found alive and is currently receiving medical attention in ...