Will the Real Opposition Please Stand Up?

This has been a confusing month in Tanzanian politics. In Zanzibar, the recently dubbed ‘Maridhiano’ deal between CUF and President Karume is barrelling ahead with little consideration for the consternation it has raised in various camps. Elsewhere, opposition party leaders have been proclaiming some rather complimentary things about President Kikwete, if not his government, in [...]