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Reports on Saturday early morning in the
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Africa country of Tanzania indicated
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that thousands of youths in the country
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have continued mass protest in the
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Tanzania capital city of Dodma. also
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simultaneously in the country former
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capital city of Dar Salam which remains
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the country's largest city and its main
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economic hub while streets in Wanza and
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Arouchia have remained occupied by the
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agrieved youths who the major opposition
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political party cha claimed have been
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shot at and over 700 of them have been
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killed by security operatives since the
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violent protest erupted in the country
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on Wednesday over the 2025 presidential
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election ction allegedly marred by
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corrupt practices. But the Tanzania
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Foreign Ministry dismissed the claim,
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saying, "The Tanzania government is not
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aware of any death recorded or any of
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the protesters killed, adding the
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government has not used excessive force
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on the protesters. This the United
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Nations UN Human Rights Office stated on
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Friday that it has a credible report of
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at least 10 deaths recorded as a result
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of killing of protesters by the Tanzania
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security forces and information from
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border communities between Tanzania and
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Kenya indicated that on Thursday October
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30th in the afternoon chaos broke out at
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the Nango border checkpoint as Kenyan
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and Tanzanian youth threw stones at
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Tanzanian police and the police
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responded with live ammunition and tear
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gas canisters leading to a casualty of
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two people shot dead by police and two
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others including a Kenyan police officer
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was seriously injured while violent
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protest continued across major cities in
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Tanzania. President Sammy Sulu Hassan of
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Chama Chamanduzi CCM political party was
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declared winner and the electoral body
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announced on Saturday early morning that
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the president secured a re-election
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figure of 97.66% 66% of the votes which
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represents 31,913,866
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ballots in the October 29th 2025
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controversial presidential election
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boycotted by the country main opposition
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political party chamber which the
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Chamber Political Party did by not
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signing the electoral code of conduct
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after the set deadline and the Tanzania
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Electoral Body subsequently banned the
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Chamber Political Party party from
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participating in the general election
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and all bi-elections till 2030. And this
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is in addition to the disqualifications
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of challenges like Tundu Lishu of Chadma
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political party. The main opposition
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leader who remains detained since April
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2025 and other serious challenger Luhaga
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Mina of ACT Walendo was disqualified on
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The final result showed Hassan 971 and
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66 J% of the vote dominating every
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constituency. The electoral commission
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announced on state television a quick
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swearing in ceremony would take place on
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Saturday. The state TV said on Friday
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there were reports that the Tanzanian
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president Samia Sulu Hassan left her
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private residence in Zanzibar in a
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military chopper and some local media
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reported on Saturday morning that her
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whereabouts had remained unknown.
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Demonstrations erupted on Wednesday in
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Dar Salam, a city of more than 7 million
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people after disputed and chaotic
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elections that saw the two main
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opposition parties barred from
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Protests over the disputed Tanzania
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election ended the fourth day on
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Saturday with the protesters defying
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military deployment. Massive crowds
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earlier on Thursday gathered at the Dar
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Salam International Airport in Tanzania,
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apparently to prevent members of the
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political elites from fleeing the
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country. It was gathered that in Dar
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Salam a 6 p.m. curfew was announced
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after protesters in neighborhoods such
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as Kamar and Ubango set a bus and a gas
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station on fire. Local media also
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reported unrest in Magammeni, Canondoni
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and Tandel while polling stations were
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vandalized in parts of Arouchia and
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Laya. Internet watchdog group Netlocks
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confirmed a nationwide internet
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disruption as the unrest spread.
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President Hassan is seeking her first
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full elected term after succeeding John
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Magafouli who died in 2021.
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16 smaller opposition candidates also
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appeared on the ballot. Al Jazzer had
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reported on Friday that the Tanzania's
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main opposition party has claimed that
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hundreds of people have been killed in
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protests following this week's disputed
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elections. While the United Nations says
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it has credible reports at least 10
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people died as we speak. The number of
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deaths in Dar Salam is around 350 and
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there are more than 200 in Wanza. Chadma
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party spokesperson John Kitoka told the
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AFP news agency on Friday referring to
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the commercial capital in northern
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Tanzania. If we add the figures from
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other places in the country, we arrive
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at a total of around 700 deaths. Chain
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said its members had to hospitals across
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the country to reach the figure. AFP
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reported it had received a similar toll
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from a security source. Al Jazzer has
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been unable to independently verify the
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number of deaths since elections on
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Wednesday. However, Tanzania's foreign
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minister Mimmud combo denied that
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excessive force has been used telling Al
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Jazzer the government has no official
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figures on any protesters killed.
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Currently, no excessive force has been
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used, Combo said on Friday, denying
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opposition reports about hundreds of
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people killed. I've not seen these 700
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anywhere. There's no number until now of
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any protesters killed. Combo said there
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have been pockets of violence and
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vandalism in various areas against
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government properties, including offices
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and vehicles. The national electricity
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supply utilities have been burned, he
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added. The opposition's estimated toll
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contrasted with that of the UN. In a
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Friday briefing, UN human rights
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spokesperson Cif Mago told Geneva
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reporters that credible sources had
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indicated at least 10 deaths at the
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hands of security forces so far. We call
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on the security forces to refrain from
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using unnecessary or disproportionate
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force, including lethal weapons against
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protesters and to make every effort to
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deescalate tensions, Mango said in the
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same briefing. Meanwhile, there are
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unconfirmed reports that Tanzanian
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celebrities, including Diamond
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Platinums, have fled amid protests in
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Tanzania, which the reports indicated
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that the protesters are now targeting
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celebrities who promoted Samia Sulu
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during the electioneering campaign. This
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the British government through the
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foreign commonwealth and development
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office FCDO has advised that Arouchia
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airport and Kilimanjaro international
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airport are closed and that most
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international flights to and from Julius
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Neri International Airport in Dar Salam
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have been cancelled due to ongoing
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political unrest and a strict curfew in
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