Tanzania: From Leader of Frontline States to a Net Exporter of Authoritarianism
One would have expected Tanzania, as the de facto leader of the Frontline States, to defend the gains of the liberation struggle and to be a leader in democratic practices.
Tanzania has a distinguished role as the undisputed leader of the Frontline States, which bore the brunt of the struggle against apartheid from the Sixties until South Africa gained independence in 1994.
The fight against colonial domination was sanctioned by the Organization of African Unity, the African Union's predecessor.
Author's summary: Tanzania shifted from a leader to an authoritarian state.