Tanzania’s election feels like a coronation not a contest for President Samia Suluhu Hassan

Alfred LasteckBBC Africa, Dar es Salaam

EPA/Shutterstock President Samia in a green dress and black headscarf raises her hand as she speaks at a green podium decorated by a yellow hoe and hammer, the symbol of the CCM party - behind her stands a female security officer in camouflage.EPA/Shutterstock

With no heavyweight opposition candidates cleared to compete in Wednesday’s election, many Tanzanians feel the vote is less like a contest and more like a coronation for President Samia…

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