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Tanzania opposition urges ICC and UN to investigate mass killings after disputed elections
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Nov 02, 2025

Reports indicate that more than 700 people have been killed since protests erupted on Wednesday, after demonstrators took to the streets to contest th...

Explainer: Why Tanzanians cannot challenge presidential election results in court despite allegations of irregularities
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 02, 2025

Article 41(7) of the Constitution states that once a candidate is declared the winner by the Electoral Commission, “no court of law shall have any jur...

CHADEMA denounces ‘illegitimate’ Tanzania election results, urges world not to recognise Samia
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 02, 2025

The party urged the international community not to recognise Samia’s victory, citing widespread electoral fraud, intimidation of opposition parties an...

AU, Federal Republic of East Africa call for calm amid post-election unrest in Tanzania
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 01, 2025

On this matter, the federal government emphasised the importance of dialogue and compliance with curfew regulations as essential measures to prevent f...

SADC calls for calm as Tanzania faces deadly post-election violence
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 01, 2025

The regional body reaffirmed its readiness to support Tanzania through appropriate mechanisms aimed at facilitating a peaceful resolution.

CHADEMA demands urgent medical care for detained leader John Heche, says he has gone three days without food
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 30, 2025

The party said Heche has been held at Mtumba Police Station for three days without food and is suffering from severe heart pain, high fever and extrem...

Trade paralysed as violent Tanzania election protests erupt at Namanga border
Barack Oduor  |  Oct 30, 2025

Hundreds of demonstrators, reportedly from the Tanzanian side, barricaded roads, lit bonfires, and hurled stones at buildings in the border town.

Interior PS Omollo cautions Kenyans against joining Tanzania protests
Farhiya Hussein  |  Oct 30, 2025

The PS noted that Tanzania, as a friendly neighbour, has its own mechanisms to handle internal matters, adding that Kenya wishes the country well as i...

Tanzania tells students to stay home after tense election
DW News  |  Oct 30, 2025

The AFP news agency cited a diplomatic source as saying that protests continued into the night despite a curfew imposed on Wednesday.

Amnesty International confirms two killed in Tanzania election protests
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 29, 2025

Chagutah also warned that the reported nationwide internet disruption in the country threatens to further inflame the situation.

Dar es Salaam under night curfew after violent election protests
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 29, 2025

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...

Tanzanian police release opposition leaders after mass arrests
Reuters  |  Aug 13, 2024

President Samia Suluhu Hassan has taken some steps to ease restrictions on the media and opposition since coming to power in 2021, but rights groups s...

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