FILE PHOTO: Tanzania's President John Magufuli addresses a news conference during his official visit to Nairobi, Kenya October 31, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas/File Photo
NAIROBI (Reuters) - The soldiers started fanning out in the cashew nut growing regions of southern Tanzania - a jolting sight for traders and, campaigners say, a watershed moment for a country once held up as a darling of development groups.
The government said the troops were there last week to make sure growers and markets were obeying new orders by President John Magufuli, known to his supporters as "the bulldozer". His forceful interventions on everything from commerce to sexual morality have placed him on a collision course with donors.
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