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Realities of coming back to Tanzania as a diaspora returnee

Returning home is seldom a simple reversal of migration. It is a complex journey that demands emotional resilience, cultural sensitivity and strategic planning. PHOTO | FILE

By  Anganile Mwakyanjala

A couple of years ago, Tanzanians on X were left scratching their heads when a video surfaced of a dishevelled man in Kigamboni who spoke fluent English with a pronounced American accent. The clip quickly went viral.

Many who claimed to know him said he was a member of the diaspora who had returned home several years earlier, only for his life to unravel soon after.

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