Pangani

The pleasant town of Pangani, surrounded by attractive beaches and stretches of mangroves, is a backwater that sees few visitors apart from the odd fisherman or transiting backpacker. Once upon a time, however, Pangani, along with Tanga and Bagamoyo, was the site of a violent rebellion against brutal German rule. This bloody uprising was led by a man from the interior named Abushiri Ibn Salam Al-Harthi, and is generally known as the Abushiri rebellion. With the help of Zulu and German troops, the rebels were defeated, and Abushiri was arrested and executed; with his death, the rebellion effectively died down.