Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan is on a three-day state visit to Russia, meeting President Vladimir Putin at a time when her government's relations with the West are under strain. Western diplomats and human rights groups have accused her administration of involvement in the killing of hundreds of people during election-related unrest last October, as well as a wave of abductions and killings of government critics in the lead-up to the polls, allegations her government has denied.

The visit is the first by a Tanzanian head of state to Russia since independence leader Julius Nyerere travelled to Moscow in 1969. During a televised meeting at the Kremlin, Hassan described the trip as "historic."

Lulu Gaboo spoke to Dr Albanie Marcossy, a public policy, governance, and development specialist.

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan is on a three-day state visit to Russia, meeting President Vladimir Putin at a time when her government's relations with the West are under strain. Western diplomats and human rights groups have accused her administration of involvement in the killing of hundreds of people during election-related unrest last October, as well as a wave of abductions and killings of government critics in the lead-up to the polls, allegations her government has denied.
The visit is the first by a Tanzanian head of state to Russia since independence leader Julius Nyerere travelled to Moscow in 1969. During a televised meeting at the Kremlin, Hassan described the trip as "historic."
Lulu Gaboo spoke to Dr Albanie Marcossy, a public policy, governance, and development specialist.

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