{"id":12215,"date":"2026-02-05T13:26:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T13:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/?post_type=event&#038;p=12215"},"modified":"2026-03-31T09:09:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T09:09:57","slug":"webinar-breaking-down-tanzanias-elections","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/event\/webinar-breaking-down-tanzanias-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udfa7 Webinar: Breaking Down Tanzania\u2019s Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\"><em>Photo credits: \u00a9 GovernmentZA via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/governmentza\/52753132410\/in\/photolist-2onBAnG-2nY2Ndk-2nY3KZb-2onztYz-2nnuKF5-2onBA4k-2nzLXmp-2odrSrn-2nzLZoN-U2ZvYG-2nnEMuP-2nnEMmh-UyoFLh-UC4dWZ-UnNjG7-2odqLKa-2onC29t-2nzPqfj-2nnCzfN-UC2egR-2nnLxnV-2nnCwMG-UnMJ2L-2onBAjf-2nnCbuf-U2VXWw-2nnMM1c-Yt11Gg-2nzNni3-UC1hvP-UBZ14T-2oeZyzh-2mftyfm-2nnwPtb-2nnBek8-2nnLyKj-2nzFTBr-U2VMoh-2pAwFUm-2pAvZCP-2oMuqK8-UC4kcz-UBZ24i-2nnCoaj-2nnCb17-UqvyoR-Tom77x-UnQqEf-UnKhhd-TkAJ9U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Flickr<\/a> (CC BY-ND 2.0)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What happens when elections are held, but competition is squeezed, voices are silenced, and the internet goes dark? <strong>Tanzania\u2019s 2025 General Elections<\/strong> left behind more questions than answers\u2014marked by blocked opposition parties, heavy security crackdowns, protests, and the most violent post-election period in the country\u2019s recent history. Beyond the official results lies a deeper story about power, participation, and the cost of shrinking democratic space<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-aeadd8f884eecb2e0a983bf63e683a48\">In this upcoming webinar, the <a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/partners\/east-and-horn-of-africa-election-observers-network\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">East and Horn of Africa Election Observers Network (E-HORN)<\/a> will break down the electoral process\u2014piece by piece\u2014examining everything from electoral management and political violence to civic space restrictions and internet shutdowns. A sharp, evidence-based conversation aimed at naming the problems, connecting the dots, and turning hard lessons into real recommendations for Tanzania\u2014and the region\u2014before history repeats itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>More details on the date and webinar link will be announced shortly.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12219,"template":"event","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"class_list":["post-12215","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/12215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}