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  OPINION: Africa Must Move Beyond Regime Change Politics By Ouma Patrick, Aspiring Member of Parliament – Samia Bugwe Central Crown Media East Africa For decades, African politics has been trapped in a single, loud narrative: regime change. Citizens are told that their problems — poverty, unemployment, corruption, weak services — will magically disappear once a new group of leaders replaces the old. But Africa’s experience shows a harsher truth: regime change alone does not deliver transformation. Across the continent, opposition leaders gain popularity by condemning the failures of sitting governments. Yet once some of them enter the same systems they criticized — appointed to high offices, given access to state resources, or absorbed into government structures — they often become part of the elite they once fought. Their lives change; the lives of ordinary citizens do not. This political cycle has produced a troubling dependency mindset. Citizens have been conditioned to wait fo...

  By Bwire Jonathan | The Crown Media East Africa Tanzania is teetering on the brink of chaos following contested presidential elections that have plunged the nation into widespread violence. President Samia Suluhu Hassan, recently declared the winner with approximately 85% of the vote, faces fierce opposition from parties like CHADEMA, who allege systemic rigging and manipulation. The fallout has sparked protests that have now entered their third day, leaving hundreds dead—opposition figures claim at least 700—and countless more injured, amid an internet shutdown and strict media censorship that obscure the true scale of the crisis. Major urban centers including Dar es Salaam, Arusha, Mbeya, and Iringa have become flashpoints for unrest. Demonstrators have clashed violently with security forces, who have deployed tear gas, rubber bullets, and live ammunition. Reports of looting, torching of government buildings, and attacks on businesses linked to the ruling party highlight deep s...