Tanzania Imposes Curfew In Dar Es Salaam After Violence Erupts On Election Day

Tanzania Imposes Curfew In Dar Es Salaam After Violence Erupts On Election Day

Clashes Follow Opposition Ban as President Samia Suluhu Hassan Poised for Re-election Dar es Salaam, Tanzania —Tanzanian authorities have imposed a nighttime curfew in the country’s commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, after violent clashes broke out during Wednesday’s general election, which observers say was overshadowed by the exclusion of key opposition candidates. The curfew order, […]

President Samia Suluhu Hassan Expected to Secure Second Term as Main Opposition Blocked from Ballot

President Samia Suluhu Hassan Expected to Secure Second Term as Main Opposition Blocked from Ballot

Tanzanians went to the polls on Wednesday in a general election widely expected to hand President Samia Suluhu Hassan a second term in office, following a campaign season marked by controversy and the disqualification of key opposition figures. Voting took place across the country’s 30 regions and on the semi autonomous archipelago of Zanzibar, where […]