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Hassan faces foreign anger and braces for more unrest

The government risks losing aid funds and billions in investment in reaction to the election violence as it prepares for Independence Day protests

As the scale of bloodshed during the 29 October general election hits home, President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s government has triggered the country’s deepest crisis for decades, threatening the cohesion of the country and the viability of its biggest economic projects, including the US$42 billion gas plant at Likong’o with Shell and Equinor. Warnings of unrest on Independence Day, 9 December, are circulating as the government cancelled official celebrations for fear of reviving opposition protests against what activists say was a blatantly stolen election.

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