Tag: TANZANIA

  • TANZANIA SCRAPS OFF INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS AFTER CALLS FOR PROTESTS

    TANZANIA SCRAPS OFF INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS AFTER CALLS FOR PROTESTS

    Tanzania has canceled its planned independence day celebrations on December 9, urging the funds be redirected to rebuild infrastructure damaged during recent election unrest. The move follows calls from opposition groups for protests over alleged mass killings after the disputed October 29 general election. President Samia Suluhu Hassan won with 98% of the vote amid…

  • HUNDREDS CHARGED WITH TREASON IN TANZANIAN ELECTION FALLOUT

    HUNDREDS CHARGED WITH TREASON IN TANZANIAN ELECTION FALLOUT

    Tanzanian authorities have charged hundreds of people, including opposition officials and an influential preacher, with treason related to protests over disputed elections last month amid escalating political tensions and violence that may have resulted in over 1,000 deaths. Key opposition figures, such as Chadema’s leader Tundu Lissu and officials Brenda Rupia and John Mnyika, face…

  • OPPOSITION IN TANZANIA ACCUSES FORCES OF HIDING BODIES AFTER ELECTION VIOLENCE

    OPPOSITION IN TANZANIA ACCUSES FORCES OF HIDING BODIES AFTER ELECTION VIOLENCE

    Tanzanian authorities are under growing criticism over post-election violence and killings, with the opposition accusing security forces of secretly dumping hundreds of bodies. Recall Protests erupted across the country after President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s landslide victory, which was marred by low turnout and the disqualification of main rivals. While Human Rights Watch condemned the use…