Is this a new dawn for Tanzania’s media?
After five years, some banned newspapers are being allowed to print again
Africa Daily · BBC World Service
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In 2016, the government of President John Magufuli started to ban some newspapers. Over the coming months a number of daily and weekly newspapers disappeared from the newsstands. Questions were asked about whether journalists were being prevented from doing their jobs. And Tanzania slipped from to 124 out of 183 countries in the Press Freedom Index. But last week, the government of the new president, Samia Suluhu Hassan, announced that the publications would be allowed to print again. So, is it a sign that things are changing? A new dawn for Tanzania’s media? #AfricaDaily