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EU officials say the polls were neither free nor fair, pointing to opposition arrests, voter intimidation and blocked observers.
The AFP news agency cited a diplomatic source as saying that protests continued into the night despite a curfew imposed on Wednesday.
The election, in which the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party is expected to retain power, has been widely criticised as uncompetitive.
Chagutah also warned that the reported nationwide internet disruption in the country threatens to further inflame the situation.
Dar es Salaam Special Zone Police Commander Jumanne Muliro announced that the curfew would take effect from 6:00 pm East Africa Time (EAT), warning re...
Samia Suluhu Hassan assumed office in 2021, becoming Tanzania’s first female president. She is expected to win the October 29 vote.
President Samia Suluhu Hassan serves as both head of state and CCM leader. She made history in 2021 as Tanzania’s first female president, succeeding t...
Women and youth are particularly significant voting blocs in Tanzania. Yet their votes are largely ignored by the country's entrenched political elite...
President Samia Suluhu Hassan, the country's first female head of state, is widely expected to retain power in what observers describe as a contest wi...
The group accused the Tanzanian government of persecuting the two opposition figures for their pro-democracy stance and silencing dissent ahead of the...
Voting in Zanzibar is set to begin on Tuesday, with some 700,000 residents expected to cast ballots for both mainland presidential candidates and a lo...
The team includes members of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), representatives from National Electoral Commissions, National Human Rights...
The declaration follows an earlier announcement by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), which set October 29, 2025, as the official d...
Tanzania is days away from a general election. Here are five things to watch as East Africa's biggest nation decides.
The report also documented multiple cases of enforced disappearances and killings. In July 2024, Chadema official Dioniz Kipanya vanished after leavin...
The consequence is that Samia is running to be re-elected as the president of Tanzania, opposed only by minor candidates. This is a scenario without p...
The Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA) leader survived a 2017 assassination attempt, during which he was shot 16 times, though no one has bee...
In the video, a man claiming to be Captain Tesha from the air force accuses President Samia Suluhu’s government of corruption, human rights abuses, an...
With the opposition pushed aside and a controlled electoral process underway, CCM’s victory is all but certain. The key question now is the future of...
The law has been condemned for provisions which limit political expression through blogs, online media and mobile platforms like WhatsApp. People have...
Tanzanian authorities have pushed Maasai relocations since 2022, sparking condemnation from rights groups. With elections nearing, will pressure shift...
In late July, President Samia Suluhu Hassan's government barred non-citizens from engaging in several business sectors to protect opportunities for Ta...
Luhaga Mpina of ACT-Wazalendo was barred from contesting on grounds of failing to meet legal requirements, charges his party rejects as politically mo...
Polepole, who relinquished his Havana posting that also covered Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana and Central America, says he has gone into hiding, citing...
Samia said the EACLC will strengthen Tanzania's commercial ties with markets across the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa.
EAC Secretary General Veronica Nduva reminded all partner states of their binding obligations under the protocol, which was adopted to promote regiona...
His exclusion follows his July 2024 dismissal from President Samia Suluhu's Cabinet, a move interpreted by analysts as political sidelining.
Mwagodi Mwabili, known for his activism and vocal criticism of President William Ruto’s fundraising drives in churches, was reportedly abducted by uni...
Mwabili Mwagodi, known for his vocal campaigns against political interference in religious spaces, is alleged to have been abducted by unknown individ...
Polepole, who previously served as an MP and ambassador to Malawi, had been posted to Cuba, where he represented Tanzania in the wider Caribbean regio...
