Tanzania's president visits Russia amid frayed Western ties

Key points

• President Samia Suluhu Hassan is on a three-day visit to Russia, traveling with a business delegation.
• Relations with Western nations have cratered in recent months amid criticism of Tanzania's handling of dissent.
• Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan is on a three-day state visit to Russia, which has included a meeting with President Vladimir Putin.
• This is the first time since 1969 that a Tanzanian leader has visited Moscow.
• Back then it was Julius Nyerere, whose socialist policies shaped Tanzania in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.