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Vol 66 No 22

Published 7th November 2025


Tanzania

Cloud of blood and doubt hangs over Hassan’s victory

Marked by eerie calm and deadly force, the vote unfolded under an internet shutdown – amid fear and fraud

‘Hundreds’ of Tanzanians were killed by security forces during the presidential election on 29 October and in the days that followed, as President Samia Suluhu Hassan was declared the winner with 97.66% of the vote. The opposition Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Chadema) party claimed 700 deaths; some activists put the toll at well over 2,000. It was the most disputed and violent election in Tanzania’s recent history, with many blaming the government.

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