DODOMA, March 13 -- “WELCOME to Tanzania.” Those words have recently taken on renewed meaning as the Government of Tanzania extends a gesture of openness and engagement to distinguished international visitors.

Among them is the United Nations Secretary-Generals Special Representative to the African Union, Mr Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, who has already arrived in the country.

Media coverage has shown the UN envoy meeting Tanzanias President Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan, as well as retired Chief Justice Mohamed Chande Othman, who chairs the Commission of Inquiry established to investigate the incidents that occurred during and after the October 2025 General Election.

These are among the key stakeholders the UN representative is engagin...