Tanzania Decides: BBC Africa presents special coverage of the upcoming election

On the 25^th October 2015, Tanzanians will decide the future for their country and BBC Africa will be there with special programming on Radio, TV and online.   BBC Africa will present the big national headlines as well as significant local stories throughout the election campaign.

The BBC Swahili audience can enjoy extensive coverage of the election via their mobiles and on social media.  The coverage will focus on issues that are at the heart of the Tanzania election: corruption, water, education, health and the rising cost of living. There will be many special features that the audience can share and interact with, such as a look at women’s role in politics, Zanzibar and the state of the Union and the role of young voters.

Caroline Karobia, BBC Swahili Editor says: “This is an historic election for Tanzania. An estimated 23 million voters will be going to the polls to elect a new president and government. It’s perhaps the most competitive election between the ruling party and the opposition. Nobody can predict the outcome – so we will be there at every stage making sure our viewers share in the journey to find out.”

The Africa live page will be an important destination on the big day, Sunday 25th Oct. Throughout the day there will be commentary and analysis from our correspondents across the continent and updates will continue daily as the results come in.

BBCSwahili.com will host profiles of the candidates and articles on the key election issues. 

A collection of stories on #Tanzania2015 can be found here:http://www.bbc.com/swahili/habari/uchaguzi_tanzania2015.

On this historic day both East and West Africa - in the Ivory Coast - will be hosting key elections for the continent and the BBC is uniquely placed to keep viewers accurately updated on both these happenings in real time.