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Tanzania’s leader says election violence could hurt access to international funding

Tanzania’s president says her government may lose access to the international funding that largely keeps the nation afloat after the worst election violence in the country’s history. Read More

What to know about key political figures in Tanzania after deadly election violence

Tanzania is reeling from violence surrounding elections on Oct. 29 that some international observers say fell short of a free and fair vote KAMPALA, Uganda -- KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Tanzania is ... Read More

Tanzania Targets Top Opposition Leaders in Post-Vote Crackdown

Tanzanian authorities ordered the arrest of 10 senior leaders of the main opposition party, part of a crackdown in the wake of deadly protests over the east African nation’s disputed election. Read More

Tanzania Releases Four Opposition Leaders on Bail Amid Crackdown

Tanzanian police freed four opposition leaders on bail, as a crackdown on dissent continues after a disputed election in which President Samia Suluhu Hassan was declared the winner with almost 98% of ... Read More

Tanzania charges hundreds with treason and issues arrest warrants for more opposition figures

Demonstrations have intensified over disputed election results, after official tallies showed President Samia Suluhu Hassan winning more than 97% of the vote. Read More

Tanzania: Killings, Crackdown Follow Disputed Elections

(Nairobi) – The authorities in Tanzania responded to widespread protests following the October 29 elections with lethal force and other abuses, Human Rights Watch said today. On November 1, Tanzania’s ... Read More

Tanzania's main opposition rejects Hassan's election win after deadly protests

-Tanzania's main opposition party rejected President Samia Suluhu Hassan's landslide victory in elections that triggered deadly protests across the East African nation over the exclusion of her key ... Read More

Tanzanian opposition decries 'sham' elections, alleges hundreds of deaths

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — There was plenty of pomp and ceremony at President Samia Suluhu Hassan's inauguration ceremony on Monday as she took the oath of office. But unlike at previous swearing in ... Read More

Africa’s latest elections end with crackdowns on opposition and disputed results

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The latest elections in different African countries have ended with the same outcome: sidelined opposition candidates, disputed results and protests from mostly young voters ... Read More