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Between 2017-2024, the World Bank provided over US$100 million for the Resilient Natural Resources Management for Tourism and Growth (REGROW) project, which doubled the size of Ruaha National Park and funded paramilitary Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA) rangers responsible for killings, forced disappearances, and various egregious human rights abuses against Indigenous pastoralists and local farmers. , #UCHAGUZI2025 “Kulikuwa na changamoto ya kuhamisha vijiji lakini vitabaki, ni vitano pekee ndivyo vitahamishwa. Ni kwa sababu ya umuhimu wa hifadhi ya Ruaha ambayo inachangia maji katika kuzalisha umeme Mtera, Kidatu na Bwawa la Mwalimu Nyerere, tukiruhusu wananchi waendelee maji… pic.twitter.com/USsW5yndJG, Crippling Livelihood RestrictionsThe World Bank continues to parrot the government’s claim that “Villagers residing within the park’s gazetted boundaries continue to pursue their livelihoods without interference. Farming, grazing, and fishing activities are ongoing under existing government directives, demonstrating that no forced restrictions have been imposed on local communities.”, Take ActionJustice for REGROW-Affected Communities in TanzaniaSend a letter today .alertbox.tanzania-regrow-overview{color:#fff;text-align:center;background:#000;font-stretch:87.5%;container-type:inline-size}.alertbox.tanzania-regrow-overview .category{color:#fff;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.025em;background:#b2380d;margin

Few expected Tanzania’s recent national elections to be free or fair, but even these low expectations did not prepare the world for the catastrophe that unfolded. The impossible 98 percent “victory” for the incumbent President Samia Suluhu Hassan on October 29, 2025, was soon undermined by the findings of the African Union observers that the election fell far short of democratic standards. Their assessment detailed ballot stuffing, a government-imposed internet shutdown, the jailing and arbitrary disqualification of main opposition candidates, and politically motivated abductions before and during the vote., Footnotes View allCloseThe resolution is non-binding and the EU Commission will make the final

Oakland Institute joined the 2025 Conference on Land Policy in Africa in Ethiopia, advocating for land rights, justice, and reparations alongside frontline partners.

Javier Milei, the far right, self-described “anarcho-capitalist” President of Argentina has taken a chainsaw to the state, gutting the social safety net and eroding human rights protections. Within days of taking office in October 2023, he issued an emergency decree granting himself sweeping powers to bypass Congress, leading to the dismantling of agencies tasked with defending civil and social rights. Milei’s tenure has since been defined by deep cuts to pensions, education, healthcare, and social services, all while criminalizing protest and dissent. Unsurprisingly, the most vulnerable have borne the brunt –– poverty soared to 52.9 percent by the end of 2024.