Dar es Salaam, Sept. 10 -- WHEN Tanzanians talk politics, there is one name that echoes louder than vuvuzelas in a stadium: Chama Cha Mapinduzi, or simply CCM.

Born in 1977 out of the merger of Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) and Afro-Shirazi Party (ASP) of Zanzibar like political conjoined twins with a vision-CCM has not only ruled Tanzania longer than some countries have kept the same flag, but it has also evolved from grassroots socialism to high-level economic diplomacy with impressive agility.

Tanzania, under the stewardship of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party, builds bridges. Going by Chandler Good Government Index (CGGI) that is an annual, non-partisan tool designed to assess and benchmark national governments ...