Door in the House of Wonders, Stone Town, Zanzibar

Welcome to paradise, (if you're a rich tourist)

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October 12th 2005
"At least 18 supporters of the main opposition party in Tanzania's semi autonomous island of Zanzibar were wounded on Sunday after police opened fire on a crowd. "I heard the gunshots" said Salma Mohamed, a Zanzibar based reporter covering the political campaign there ahead of 30th October elections" IRIN [url=http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=49441&SelectRegion=Ea ... read more

Africa » Tanzania » Zanzibar

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Shortly after independence, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule came to an end in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and po... ... read more