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U.S. reconsiders Tanzania ties after deadly post-election crackdown

The U.S. is "comprehensively reviewing" its relationship with Tanzania after hundreds were killed in a violent post-election crackdown. Read More

Tanzania's police says any December 9 protests would be illegal

Tanzania's police said on Friday that nationwide demonstrations expected next week would be illegal, setting the stage for possible renewed clashes after bloodshed during protests over elections last ... Read More

Tanzania accuses scores of 'treason' over election protests

More than 100 people were accused of "intention to obstruct" an October 29 election in which President Samia Suluhu Hassan ran virtually unopposed. The opposition says hundreds were killed in ... Read More

Tanzanian police disposed of bodies after election violence, opposition alleges

Tanzania’s main opposition party on Wednesday accused police of disposing of the bodies of hundreds of demonstrators killed in a crackdown following a disputed election that incumbent President Samia ... Read More

Hundreds charged with treason in Tanzania as authorities hunt key opposition figures after election

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Authorities in Tanzania charged hundreds of people with treason over demonstrations around disputed polls last month, in a major escalation of political tension as the country ... Read More

Tanzanian deputy opposition leader facing terrorism charges - lawyer

The deputy leader of Tanzania's main opposition party, Chadema, is facing terrorism charges, two weeks after his arrest in the capital Dodoma, his lawyer has said. John Heche is now being held in the ... 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. Those ... Read More

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

DODOMA, Tanzania (AP) — Tanzania’s president on Tuesday said her government may lose access to the international funding that largely keeps the nation afloat after the worst election violence in the ... 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

Rights group warns of serious rights violations amid post-election crackdown in Tanzania

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the Tanzanian government on Thursday to open an independent investigation into the alleged killings, disappearances, and repression carried out by security forces ... Read More