TANZANIA.(may become the jewel on the African continent)

African Business | November 1, 2000 | Copyright

rise of a new African star

With a generally free and fair election behind it, Tanzania is now set to finally break free of its socialist millstone and embark on a period of sustained growth and prosperity. Milan Vesely reports.

Tanzania's October 29 general election proved a watershed in the country's 38-year history, validating its free market policies even as it raised troubling questions over its union with the semi-autonomous island of Zanzibar.

Garnering 90% of the seats in the Tanzanian Bunge (parliament) President Benjamin Mkapa's Chama cha ...

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