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PLO Lumumba on Tanzania 2025 The Shameful State of Democracy in Africa

#UnitedAfricaRising #PLOLumumba #Tanzania2025 In October 2025, Tanzania held an election that looked “legal” on paper – but left the streets stained with fear, bullets and silence. PLO Lumumba exposes how a so-called democracy can become a prison, and why the whole of Africa should pay attention. You are watching United Africa Rising. In this powerful analysis, Prof. PLO Lumumba goes beyond the headlines and asks a harder question: what is the difference between a legal presidency and a legitimate one? Tanzania’s 2025 election delivered an official result of over 97–98% for the incumbent president, with opposition leaders jailed, exiled or barred from running, and protests crushed with tear gas and bullets. On paper, the process was “legal”. But in the court of conscience, can it truly be called democratic? Lumumba explores how fear has replaced open debate, how “national security” laws are weaponized against citizens, and why protest has become the language of the unheard in Tanzania and across Africa. From East Africa’s shifting diplomacy to the coups in the Sahel, this speech connects Tanzania’s crisis to a wider continental danger: the slow death of democracy under the mask of procedure. 🔍 In this video, we break down: Tanzania’s 2025 election and the crisis of legitimacy How fear, arrests and media control destroy the “marketplace of ideas” Why protests in Dar es Salaam, Arusha, Mwanza echo Tunisia and Senegal The dangerous regional drift in East Africa – EAC tensions, Indian Ocean access, and mistrust between neighbours Lessons from the Sahel coups in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger – how democracy dies in slow motion What real statesmanship in Tanzania would look like: national dialogue, unity government, constitutional reform and leadership that knows when to step aside ⏱ TIMELINE – CHAPTERS 00:00:00 – 00:02:05 – Why Tanzania 2025 Matters to All of Africa Tanzania, East Africa and the hopes of a continent; what “democracy” really means beyond just voting day. 00:02:05 – 00:04:10 – Democracy as a Marketplace of Ideas Citizens’ right to hear competing visions, the humility of leaders, and how power is supposed to be a temporary trust. 00:04:10 – 00:06:05 – From Ideas to Intimidation: East Africa’s Drift Museveni, Nyerere and the painful contrast between past liberation ideals and today’s fear and criminalisation of dissent. 00:06:05 – 00:09:40 – Tanzania 2025 Election: Legal on Paper, Broken in Spirit Internet shutdowns, security deployments, opposition on trial, 97–98% results and the gap between legality and legitimacy. 00:09:40 – 00:12:40 – When Law Becomes a Weapon: The Technology of Fear Charges of treason and sedition, courts as tools of exhaustion, media restrictions, self-censorship and the death of open debate. 00:12:40 – 00:16:00 – Protest as the Language of the Unheard Arab Spring, Senegal’s youth, and Tanzanian protesters in Dar es Salaam, Mwanza, Arusha – why frustration moves from parliament to the streets. 00:16:00 – 00:19:10 – Diplomacy’s Failure: When States Abandon Their Citizens Rendition, political exiles, silent embassies, and what it means when passports stop protecting people across borders. 00:19:10 – 00:22:00 – East Africa at Odds: EAC, Indian Ocean and “Land-Linked” Nations From integration dreams to trade wars, border games and ocean access threats; why “land-linked” must replace “land-locked”. 00:22:00 – 00:25:10 – The Sahel’s Slow-Motion Collapse of Democracy Coups in Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger; transitions that never end; how bad civilian rule and unchecked power invite military guardianship. 00:25:10 – 00:29:30 – A Roadmap for Tanzania: Statesmanship vs Stubbornness Honest recognition, inclusive dialogue, unity government, freeing political prisoners, constitutional reform and the courage to step aside. 00:29:30 – 00:32:10 – CCM, Nyerere and the Silence of Former Presidents CCM’s liberation legacy, Nyerere’s test of true success, and why the quiet of party elders is dangerous for Tanzania’s future. 00:32:10 – 00:36:00 – Final Warning: Legal Power vs Moral History Democracy as daily discipline, fear’s limits, and the closing message: you can rig an election, but you cannot rig history. 🙏 If this message speaks to you, please help amplify it: Like 👍 the video to boost it in the algorithm Share it with friends, family and African communities worldwide Subscribe to United Africa Rising for more bold African analysis and Pan-African perspectives Comment below: Is Tanzania’s 2025 election a turning point for African democracy? #TanzaniaPolitics #DemocracyInAfrica #EastAfrica #SahelCrisis #SenegalProtests #SamiaSuluhu #AfricaUnite