Tanzania: VP Nchimbi’s resignation entrenches Samia’s iron-fist rule

As public debate about Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s intolerance of criticism intensifies, talk of pressure to charge her former deputy with treason reinforces genuine fear for the safety of Emmanuel Nchimbi, who has not been seen in public since his resignation was announced in a short social media statement on 25 August.

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    # Tanzania: VP Nchimbi’s resignation entrenches Samia’s iron-fist rule

    The abrupt resignation of Tanzanian Vice President Emmanuel Nchimbi, coupled with his swift expulsion from the ruling CCM party and potential treason charges, signals the rapid erosion of political tolerance across both government and opposition lines.