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Hopewell Chin’ono

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Donald J. Trump Senator Ted Cruz Sen. Jeanne Shaheen Secretary Marco Rubio European Parliament United Nations Zambia’s opposition is telling the world that Tanzania sent mercenaries into Zambia during its election. This is a direct consequence of the West’s failure to take meaningful action after the mass killings surrounding Tanzania’s 2025 election. Statements alone are not enough. As long as Samia Suluhu is allowed to remain in power without accountability, no African country is truly safe. Other African leaders will see that they, too, can refuse to leave power and face no meaningful consequences. If the situation in Tanzania is allowed to continue, the West should expect to lose influence across Africa to China and Russia. African countries will increasingly turn toward authoritarianism when they see that democratic principles and human rights carry no real consequences for those who violate them. Tanzania cannot be allowed to become the precedent for Africa.
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Donald J. Trump Senator Ted Cruz Sen. Jeanne Shaheen Secretary Marco Rubio European Parliament United Nations Zambia’s opposition is telling the world that Tanzania sent mercenaries into Zambia during its election. This is a direct consequence of the West’s failure to take meaningful action after the mass killings surrounding Tanzania’s 2025 election. Statements alone are not enough. As long as Samia Suluhu is allowed to remain in power without accountability, no African country is truly safe. Other African leaders will see that they, too, can refuse to leave power and face no meaningful consequences. If the situation in Tanzania is allowed to continue, the West should expect to lose influence across Africa to China and Russia. African countries will increasingly turn toward authoritarianism when they see that democratic principles and human rights carry no real consequences for those who violate them. Tanzania cannot be allowed to become the precedent for Africa.

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