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Tanzania drops plan to bar candidates in elections

A supporter of the opposition Chadema party carries a large flag as he walks down Morogoro Street in Dar es Salaam on October 24, 2015. PHOTO | DANIEL HAYDUK | AFP

By  BBC

The Tanzanian authorities have reversed a decision to disqualify many opposition candidates from local elections on 24 November.

Minister of State Selemani Jafo said leniency would be shown to allow previously barred candidates to stand.

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