Tanzania: Press locked out of Claire Short function

Foreign and local journalists in Tanzania were barred from interviewing the visiting British Secretary of State for International Development, Ms Claire Short soon after arriving in Dar es Salaam. Short arrived at the Dar es Salaam International Airport (DIA) amid tight security and a total media blackout over her visit in which airport security officials said they were acting on orders from above. Even local members of the press working with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Reuters, AFP and The EastAfrican did not get any opportunity to interact with the visitor.