US EditionTanzania's President Hassan takes office after deadly election violence
Samia Suluhu Hassan secured nearly 98% of the vote in an election marked by opposition bans, violence, and credible reports of hundreds of deaths, according to the opposition.
- On Monday, President Samia Suluhu Hassan was sworn in for a second term at a military parade ground within the State House in Dodoma under heavy security in a closed ceremony broadcast by state-run TBC and attended by presidents of Mozambique, Zambia, Burundi and Somalia.
- Authorities had barred key opposition figures, including Chadema leader Tundu Lissu, leaving Hassan to face minor rivals as the Oct. 29 election ignited nationwide protests quelled by the military.
- The electoral commission reported Hassan won with 31.9 million votes from 37.7 million registered voters and 97.66 percent, while casualty figures remain contested between U.N. human rights office reports of at least 10 deaths and Chadema's claims of up to 800, amid a nationwide internet blackout.
- Regional leaders attended the ceremony while Kenya's President William Ruto urged peace and the Namanga border crossing closed amid violence, with heavy deployments keeping shops shuttered and civil servants at home.
- Ms. Hassan's earlier reformer image has been questioned after human rights groups accused her government of abductions and CCM's tightening grip provoked massive protests this year.
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Samia Hassan, the Butcher of Tanzania, sworn in as president amid escalating repression
The inauguration took place with the streets of major cities still stained with blood. As internet services gradually return following a six-day shutdown, reports are surfacing of mass killings.
Tanzania's Post-Election Turmoil Deepens Economic and Social Woes
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania -- At dawn in Manzese, a dusty township on the outskirts of Dar es Salaam, silence hangs where the sounds of commerce once roared. The township, usually crowded with street cooks, vegetable vendors, mechanics, and motorcycle taxis snaking through the morning rush, stood eerily empty. Shutters are pulled down, wooden stalls abandoned, and the air is heavy with the smell of burnt rubber. For five days, the township's bustli…
Tanzanian president sworn in after an election filled with corruption and violence
Tanzania’s Samia Suluhu Hassan, was yesterday sworn in for her second term as the country’s president. She won a massive 98% of the vote, which is what tends to happen when the main opposition parties aren’t allowed to run at all. Tanzania: a crackdown on dissent Voting began on 29 October. Massive civil unrest and protests broke out shortly afterwards, with government buildings set alight and police allegedly using live ammunition and tear gas …
Tanzania’s Post-Election Turmoil Deepens Economic and Social Woes
A portrait of President Samia Hassan hangs on a pole as thick smoke from burning tires fills the air during protests over her disputed candidacy in Dar es Salaam. Credit: Zuberi Mussa/IPSBy Kizito MakoyeDAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, Nov 5 2025 (IPS) At dawn in Manzese, a dusty township on the outskirts of Dar es Salaam, silence hangs where the sounds of commerce once roared. The township, usually crowded with street cooks, vegetable vendors, mechanic…
Kenya sounds alarm as Tanzania unrest hits regional trade
The ScoopElection violence in Tanzania that opposition groups say left hundreds dead is damaging investors’ confidence in East Africa and hampering regional trade, Kenya’s trade minister told Semafor.Protests broke out during last Wednesday’s election over the disqualification of President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s main challengers. Samia, who was sworn in for a second term on Monday after it was announced that she won 98% of the vote in last week’s…
A week after the holding of controversial elections, Tanzania lives in chaos and maximum tension after Samia Suluhu Hassan (65 years old) has become the country’s first elected president with 97% of the votes. These figures are the ironic and fictional show of support discussed in the streets and guaranteed through fear, state violence and coercion, a cocktail that has exploded this week. The main opposition party, Chadema, has accused the gover…
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