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Zanzibari Opposition Suggests for Creation of Transitional Government
DAR ES SALAAM, August 18 (Xinhua)

The Zanzibari opposition Civic United Frount (CUF) has suggested for the creation of a transitional government as one of the options to solve the political crisis in Zanzibar.
The suggestion was made yesteday by CUF's Vice-Chairman Seif Shariff Hamad while addressing a mass rally held at Malindi Grounds in the town of zanzibar.
According to a report reaching here today, Hamad said the transitional government should be headed by a neutral respected Zanzibari acceptable by the ruling Revolutionary Party (CCM) and CUF, who will appoint ministers from both parties before calling fresh elections within three months time. To avoid more deteriorating political situation in the Isles, the option for the transitional government would be suitable, he said.
The CUF vice-chairman, who has repeatedly said CUF would never recognise the present Isles regime, insisted that they had sufficient evidence to prove that they had won the presidential elections held last October.
"There is no way at all to accept the results because they did not reflect the wish of the Zanzibaris," he said, claiming that the Isles Electoral Commission had favoured CCM's incumbent President Salmin Amour.
Hamad said CUF was forced to look for the international support after efforts to solve the political crisis locally proved futile despite his party's move to convince the Union Government of Tanzania for intervention.
It is reportedly that the Zanzibari government has insisted on CUF's recognition of Amour as the President of Zanzibar and of the present government for any talks toward a solution of the political statemate in the Isles.
Local Press reports indicated that visit of the Commonwealth Secretary General Chief Anyaoku to Zanzibar few days ago had produced some results, saying that the CUF was prepared to talk to the CCM-led government.
Censor Body to Counter Negative Reports on Africa Proposed
DAR ES SALAAM (Aug. 16) XINHUA

Zanzibar President Salmin Amour today proposed formation of a joint Africa censor body to counter negative reports disseminated by the foreign media institutions on Africa.
President Amour sounded the proposal this afternoon at his home village, Mkwajuni, to the north of Zanzibar Town when he met five members of the Tanzania Broadcasting Commission who paid a courtesy call on him.
He said the foreign media had been disseminating bad news on Africa apparently to discourage the people to struggle towards development.
He said the bad reports against the continent would affect the development and ultimately discourage the people to step up efforts toward self dependence.
Meanwhile, commision Chairman Mark Bomani advised the Isles government to make Televison Zanzibar (TVZ) as a national insitution and give fair coverage of all national reports including those in the Mainland.
ZANZIBAR OPPOSITION CUF READY TO TALK WITH CCM
EASTERN AFRICA NEWS, AUGUST 16, 1996
An official of the opposition civic united front (cuf) has said that the CUF was ready to hold talks with the ruling revolutionary party (CCM) to end the political crisis in the Islands.
Speaking at a press conference in Dar es Salaam, CUF secretary general, Shaban Khamis Mloo, said the CUF believed that the CCM would also agree to hold talks with it. He said the CUF made the decision after discussions with Commonwealth secretary-general Chief Emeka Anyaoku, who advised CUF to do so. Mloo said, Anyaoku urged the ruling and opposition parties to solve their differences amicably.
"I am concerned about the situation in Zanzibar because it implies that the multi-party democracy is not normal there. The two parties should agree to iron out the differences together," said Anyaoku, who is in Tanzania to study the general elections held last October in Zanzibar.
"Because the first step has been reached by establishing that there is a problem in Zanzibar, CUF believes that efforts by the Commonwealth may succeed in tackling the problem," Mloo said.
He thanked the Commonwealth for its efforts aimed at finding solutions to differences existing between the opposition and the ruling party.
Dr. Salmin Amour won the isles' presidencyin last October's Presidential elections with a slender margin. The CUF maintains that he rigged the votes to win, a reason cited by the CUF for not recognising him as Zanzibar President.
CUF Told To Recognise Zanzibar Government Before Any Talks To Be Held
DAR ES SALAAM (Aug. 13) XINHUA

The Zanzibar opposition Civic United Front (CUF) must recongnize the government of Zanzibar and Salmin Amour as the president before any discussions to be held, the Zanzibar government said yesterday.
State House Spokesman Hafidh Ali told a Dar es Salaam newspaper in a telephone interview from Zanzibar that CUF leader Seif Sariff Hamad should not pursue the matter by holding rallies on the Mainland.
The remarks were meant to signal the position of Amour's government after Hamad addressed a public rally in Dar es Salaam late last week. The Dar es Salaam rally was held after Hamad had consistently been denied the opportuniy do hold a public meeting in Zanzibar for what the police routinely allege as "security" reasons.
Hamad said at the rally last week that the CUF was ready to talk to the Isles government. He said that this position had been made clear at the discussions between the CUF leadership and Chief Emeka Anyaoku, Secretary General of the Commonwealth. Chief Anyaoku last week urged the two parties in Zanzibar to solve their differences amicably to ease political tension there during his three-day tour of Zanzibar on investigating into Zanzibar elections held last October.
The CUF has been boycotting the House of Representatives sessions since last October general elections. It has refused the results of presidential election, accusing that the election has been "rigged". It has also been accusing the government of human rights abuse.
ZANZIBAR ROW RESOLVED
EASTERN AFRICA NEWS, AUGUST 13, 1996
The Civic United Front (CUF), the opposition party in Zanzibar has agreed to talk with the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party and President Salmin Amour. This is after the successful mediation of the Commonwealth secretary-general Chief Anyaoku Emeka.
The CUF party vice-chairman, Seif Shariff Hamad told his supporters in a meeting in Dar es Salaam over the weekend that the party central committee has agreed to open a dialogue with the ruling party.
CUF had vowed not to meet President Amour and had boycotted the House of Representatives.
Commonwealth Boss Optimistic Over Ending Political Stalemate in Zanzibar
DAR ES SALAAM (Aug. 7) XINHUA
-(By Pei Shanqin)
Commonwealth Secretary General Chief Emeka Anyaoku said today that he is optimistic that the wrangling poltical parties in Zanzibar would find a common stand and bring an end to the political stalemate in the Isles.
Addresing a press conference at the International information Centre here this afternoon, Chief Anyaoku said he had held extensive discussions with both Zanzibar President Salmin Amour and leader of the opposition Civic United Front (CUF) Seif Shariff Hamad. And he was hopeful that a new chapter of co-operation between the two parties would be opened.
"After extensive discussions with President Amour and Hamada, I leave Dar es Salaam very hopeful that a new page of co-operation in the politics of Zanzibar will soon be opened," he noted.
Asked what made him so optimistic about the Zanzibar political crisis, Chief Anyaoku, who just ended his visit to Zanzibar, said the leadership of both parties had made him believe that a new chapter of co-operation would be achieved.
But he did not say under what mechanism that co-operation is going to be achieved.
Zanzibar's ruling Revolutionary Party (CCM) has denied that there is a poltical crisis in the Isles where the CUF has been boycotting the House of representatives sessions since last October general elections.
The CUF has refused the results of presidential election, accusing that the election has been "rigged". It has also been accusing the government of human rights abuse.
Chief Anyaoku will leave here later today for London after his six-day visit of Tanzania.
Commonwealth Boss Urges Two Parties in Zanzibar To Solve Differences
DAR ES SALAAM (Aug. 6) XINHUA

Commonwealth Secretary General Chief Emeka Anyaoku today urged the two parties in Zanzibar to solve their differences amicably to ease political tension there.
Speaking at a press conference in Dodoma in Central Tanzania today, Chief Anyaoku said he is concerned of the political situation in Zanzibar, particularly after talks with the Zanzibar President Salmin Amour and the Civil United Front (CUF) Vice Chairman Seif Shariff Hamad.
"Certainly, all is not well with the political climate in Zanzibar because opposition representatives do not enter the House of Representatives," he said.
"I'm concerned of this situation because it implies that the multi-party democracy in Zanzibar is not normal.
The two parties should agree to iron out the differences together," Chief Anyaoku added.
Chief Anyaoku, who ended his three-day visit to Zanzibar yeasterday, said he was planning to hold further talks with Amour and Hamad before departure, saying he was hopeful that the two sides would eventually solve the tension.
The Commonwealth boss today held separate talks with Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa, prime minister Frederick Sumaye, Speaker of parliament Pius Msekwa and opposition leader in the House Fatma Maghimbi in Dodoma.
Referring to mult-party democracy in Tanzania, the Commonwealth boss said: "Not all countries have been as fortunate as Tanzania in usheing in multi-party democracy peacefully. You have been able to complete the transition with far less headache than many countries."
Meanwhile, Chief Anyaoku called on Tanzania's small and medium- scale industiries to draw from the Commonwealth Fund which had been launched recently in Harare of Zimbabwe with an aim to promote industrial development in Commonwealth countries.
C'wealth Boss on Investigation into Zanzibar Elections
DAR ES SALAAM (Aug. 5) XINHUA

Commonwealth Secretary General Chief Emeka Anyaoku said today Commonwealth was still working with the Tanzanian and Zanzibar governments concerning the reports of Zanzibar Elections last October.
Addressing a press conference at Zanzibar Airport before leaving there for Dar es Salaam, Anyaoku said that they had not made their stand on the reports submitted to them by the Communwealth observers assigned to Zanzibar.
He strongly denied claims that they had taken too long to react on the Zanzibar election report.
He said during his three-day stay in Unguja and Pemba islands, he held discussions with top Zanzibar government leaders and the leader of the opposition Civil United Front (CUF) to get first-hand information on Zanzibar.
Chief Anyaoku refused to comment on Zanzibar's political crisis, saying "I valued the views from both parties but I cannot comment on now," he noted.
However, he said it was not a "normal thing" for CUF legislators to boycott the sessions of the House of Representatives.
"I have learnt that CUF members are not participating the sessions of the House but this is not a normal thing," said Chief Anyaoku.
He also denied that there was any plan to consider admitting Zanzibar to the Commonwealth saying constitutionally Zanzibar was part of Tanzania and it did not stand alone as a country.
Chief Anyaoku said the Commonwealth was not ready to interfere in constitutional arrangements of Tanzania. Therefore Zanzibar would remain a member of the Commonwealth through Tanzania as a whole, he stressed.
Meanwhile he advised Zanzibar to continue puting impetus on tourism policy saying the Isles stood great chances to benefit from the tourism sector.
Chief Anyaoku arrived here last Thursday for a six-day tour of Tanzania.
Donors' Confidence Restored: Tanzanian Minister
DAR ES SALAAM (July 23) XINHUA

Measures taken by the Third Phase Government of Tanzania to enhance fiscal stability and curb wastage in revenue collection and public expenditure, has restored the confidence of the donor community in the country.
The Minister of State in the President's Office (planning), daniel Yone, said here on Monday that the government performance was greeted with warmth and optimistic goodwill at the consultative group meeting in Paris, France last week, according to local press today.
Yone, who was in the Tanzanian delegation to the meeting attended by 17 bilateral donors, said the 1.2 billion U.S. Dollars pledged to support Tanzania's reform program was slightly higher than the actual financial gap in 1996/97, which he put at 1.055 billion U.S. Dollars.
He said the government expected a similarly sympathetic reception during the Paris Club conference scheduled for later this year.
That meeting has the mandate to write off and re-schedule debts and Yone expressed the hope that it would trip Tanzania's foreign debt standing at 7.7 billion U.S. Dollars.
The Minister complained that the government was spending 40 percent of its revenue to service the outstanding debt.
The consultative group meeting called for prompt investigations and prosecution of tax evaders, the elimination of ad hoc exemptions, the reform of the customs department and the closing of revenue leakages through the Zanzibar route.
Yone also said the donors pressed for progress toward total peace and stability in Zanzibar and if short of it not being attained some more donor countries would stop assisting zanzibar.
Some countries had already stopped giving aid to the Isles until such problems were sorted out, he added.
ZANZIBAR GOVERNMENT REJECT ALLEGATIONS OF RIGHT ABUSES
FEATURES AFRICA NETWORK
NEWS BULLETIN, JULY 17, 1996.

The Zanzibar chief minister Mohamed Bilal has reiterated government denials of human rights abuse and accused the opposition of orchestrating the allegation to confuse the international community.
Moving a motion to adjourn the session of the Zanzibar house of representatives until October 1, Bilal urged the legal and constitutional affairs committee of the house to investigate the claims.
He said he was confident such investigation would disprove the allegations which he described as "malicious". The government would guarantee the freedom of the opposition political parties but nobody would be allowed to take advantage of the freedom to disrupt peace, he added.
Bilal stressed that representatives from both the ruling and opposition parties are duty-bound to work for the well being of the people.
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