US EditionTanzania: Rallies End As Presidential Election Takes Place Wednesday
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Arriving in power after the sudden death of his predecessor of the Covid-19, Samia Suluhu Hassan, the favourite of the presidential election, has dreamed of consolidating her power in a climate of systemic repression.
Zanzibar - Tanzanians began voting on Wednesday for presidential and parliamentary elections without suspense, the president's main opponents having been disqualified and imprisoned, respectively, while Amnesty denounced a "wave of terror" sponsored by the government. Samia Suluhu Hassan, 65, had been promoted, without election, from the vice-presidency to the supreme judiciary to the death in 2021 of the head of state authority John Magufuli. A…
Tanzania: Rallies End As Presidential Election Takes Place Wednesday
By Enyichukwu Enemanna Political parties on Monday ended rallies in Tanzania as the East African nation prepares to vote on Wednesday in an election analysts say is more of coronation for the incumbent President Samia Suluhu Hassan who has disqualified several opposition figures while others are in prison. Opposition candidate Salum Mwalimu who has emerged as the primary challenger to President Hassan also ended his campaign rally on Monday. His…
African Presidential Aspirants Jailed During Elections
The detention of key political opponents during an election cycle is a recurring phenomenon in several African nations. This tactic, which sees presidential aspirants jailed, placed under house arrest, or legally entangled immediately before, during, or after a vote, is again in focus as Tanzania heads to the polls. As Tanzanians prepare to vote in their general election on October 29, 2025, one of the country's most prominent opposition figures…
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