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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 more than 97% of the vote, according to figures released in the early hours of Saturday. The electoral process has been broadly dismissed as uncompetitive, as her leading opponents were either jailed or disqualified. Appearing in Dodoma to collect her victory certificate from…
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Tanzania opposition leader Tundu Lissu to defend himself in treason case after denied private legal access
Opposition leader Tundu Lissu has been granted the right to represent himself in a high-profile treason trial after Tanzanian prison authorities repeatedly blocked private meetings with his legal team....
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Tanzania’s main opposition party risks election ban after treason charges against leader
The main opposition party in Tanzania, CHADEMA, risks exclusion from the upcoming general elections in October after its leader was recently charged with treason. On Saturday, the party boycotted a key...
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Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu charged with treason following rally arrest
Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu was charged with treason on Thursday, just a day after his arrest at a political rally where he had been urging reforms to the country’s electoral system ahead...
