US senators target Tanzania over post-poll crackdown, China ties
US Capitol building in Washington, DC, alongside Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan. Lawmakers in the US are pushing for tougher measures against Tanzania following concerns over election unrest and democratic governance.
US lawmakers are pushing for tougher action on Tanzania to reverse what they describe as democratic backsliding.
The bipartisan draft law, tabled in the Senate on Tuesday, also calls for Washington to reassess China’s growing influence in Dodoma, framing recent developments as part of wider external interference.
