Why in the news?

• The African Union (AU) stated that last week’s elections in Tanzania did not meet democratic standards.

Tanzania

• Location: Tanzania is a country in east Africa within the African Great Lakes region.
• Capital: Dodoma
• Border Countries: Uganda, Kenya, Comoro Islands, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
• Geographical Features:
  • Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain locate in Tanzania.
  • Major lakes are Lake Victoria and Lake Tanganyika.