There may be significant limitations to the political reform that can be realised by new president Samia Suluhu Hassan.
Fela's nomination and possible induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will come at a cost.
Hassan, like Magufuli before her, has taken office without her own political base and will also have to contend with revived factional manoeuvring.
Hassan may prove the right sort of politician to usher in a new era of bipartisan politics, less populist and authoritarian and more collegial.
Memory Chirere, a writer and literature lecturer with the University of Zimbabwe previews Diaspora Dreams, Andrew Chatora’s debut novel. It’s not the usual tale about a...
