As Tanzanians decide who will be their next president today, major obstacles have been placed in the path of foreign journalists seeking to cover the elections in which the incumbent Samia Suluhu is practically running a solo race.
In Nairobi, officers at the High Commission of Tanzania told the Standard Media Group to get authorisation from the Ministry of Information in Dar es Salaam before visiting their offices for accreditation.
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