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2025 Tanzania elections
Tanzania launches inquiry as President Samia moves to heal election wounds
Following the election unrest that engulfed Tanzania, President Samia Suluhu Hassan has established an inquiry commission. She mentioned this during her first address to Parliament since the disputed vote. Some of the young people arrested during the demonstrations are also being released. President Hassan told lawmakers that the new commission will examine the causes of…
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Tanzania church condemns crackdown on protesters, warns “no peace without justice” after disputed election
The Catholic Church in Tanzania has condemned the recent killings of anti-government protesters,...
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76 charged with treason in Tanzania’s disputed election unrest
Tanzanian authorities have charged a considerable number of citizens with treason following...
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2025 Tanzania election: Samia Hassan declared winner with 97% of votes
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has secured a landslide re-election victory, claiming...
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Protesters clash with police as election fallout in Tanzania deepens
Tanzania’s commercial hub, Dar es Salaam, turned volatile Friday as hundreds of protesters clashed with police, demanding that the electoral commission halt the release of results from Wednesday’s...
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Tanzanians defy curfew as protests over disputed election continue
Protests in Tanzania are still ongoing, entering a second day on Thursday as demonstrators flooded the streets to contest the country’s disputed election results. Amnesty International reported that...
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Military deployed and curfew imposed as Tanzanians protest on election day
Tanzania’s presidential election was rocked by chaos on Wednesday as widespread protests broke out, the military was deployed, internet access was disrupted, and a curfew was imposed in the commercial...
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Tanzania hit with internet disruptions on election day
Internet access across Tanzania plunged into disruption on Wednesday as citizens headed to the polls in an election overshadowed by arrests, fear, and increasing criticism from human rights groups. NetBlocks,...
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Rights abuses and political crackdown cast shadow over Tanzania’s election
Tanzanians head to the polls Wednesday in a tense election widely seen as favoring incumbent President Samia Suluhu Hassan, after key opposition figures were barred from contesting. Hassan, who took over...
