The Promise of a Probe: In Tanzania, a Reckoning or a Ritual?

A promise hangs in the humid Dar es Salaam air. A pledge to excavate the truth. President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s vow to investigate the deaths that marred Tanzania’s recent elections is presented as a balm, a step toward national healing. But a promise can be two things: a seed of genuine reckoning, or a ritual … Read more