Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous territory attached to Tanzania, has not been supplied for several weeks. The shortage is far from being taken lightly by tourism professionals who fear that visitors will desert the destination.
Tourism represents up to 90% of hoteliers' revenues. The affair embarrassed the highest levels of the state, to the point that the Minister of Tourism, Simai Mohammed Said, resigned at the end of January. He cited “ unfavorable working conditions ” that did not allow him to implement his program.