Tanzania

[RFI] Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan was inaugurated on Monday, even as the opposition labelled it a "sham". This comes as African observers said Tanzanian citizens had not been able to "express their democratic will", citing intimidation, censorship, and lack of an opposition.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Election Observer Mission (SEOM) has declared that Tanzania's 2025 general election failed to meet the bloc's democratic standards, citing intimidation of opposition leaders, restricted freedoms, and a lack of transparency throughout the electoral process.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President Samia Suluhu Hassan has vowed to safeguard Tanzania's peace and sovereignty "through all means and at all cost," warning that her government will not tolerate any attempts to destabilize the nation following violent post-election protests.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President Samia Suluhu Hassan has rejected calls for sweeping electoral reforms following Tanzania's disputed 2025 General Election, dismissing criticism from regional and international observer missions as "external interference" in the country's internal affairs.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been sworn in for a second term at a military base in Dodoma, breaking with the long-standing tradition of public inaugurations.

[Nile Post] President Museveni has congratulated Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on her re-election, pledging continued cooperation between the two East African neighbours.

[U.S. Embassy Dar es Salaam] The Department of State renewed its Travel Advisory for Tanzania on October 31, 2025. The advisory level increased from Level 2 to 3. The "unrest" risk indicator was added.

[Nile Post] The European Union (EU) and Tanzania's main opposition party, CHADEMA, have condemned the deadly violence that followed last week's general election.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has congratulated Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on her re-election, even as he emphasised the need to uphiold peace and the rule of law.

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[Mo Ibrahim Foundation] London -- We are watching developments in Tanzania, with alarm and misgivings. The violence against the demonstrators is unacceptable.

[allAfrica] Geneva -- The UN Human Rights Office on Friday expressed alarm at deaths and injuries in election-related protests in Tanzania, in which there are reports of action against opposition figures.

[New Zimbabwe] ZIMBABWE'S government has jumped to endorse the disputed elections held in Tanzania last week, with President Emmerson Mnangagwa congratulating President Samia Suluhu Hassan on her victory, which sparked nationwide protests that left several dead.

[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Nov 2, 2025 -- Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Sunday congratulated Tanzania's President-elect Samia Suluhu Hassan on her re-election, describing her victory as a reflection of the Tanzanian people's confidence in her leadership.

[RFI] The European Union on Sunday urged the Tanzanian authorities to exercise "maximum restraint in order to preserve human lives," following violence during the re-election of President Samia Suluhu Hassan.

[RFI] Tanzania's main opposition party Chadema on Sunday rejected President Samia Suluhu Hassan's landslide victory in elections that triggered deadly protests across the country over the exclusion of her key challengers from the vote.

[The Conversation Africa] In Tanzania, something snapped this year. Protests followed the 29 October 2025 elections. They are unprecedented in their scale, national breadth and political content since the country's independence in 1961.

[RFI] Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has won a landslide election victory, official results revealed on Saturday.

[UN News] The UN is calling for restraint in Tanzania, amid deadly protests following the 29 October general election, as the country remains under curfew and faces widespread internet restrictions.

[RFI] Around 700 people have been killed in three days of election protests in Tanzania, the main opposition party said Friday, with protesters still on the streets in the midst of an internet blackout.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Tanzania's electoral commission has declared President Samia Suluhu Hassan the winner of Wednesday's general election with nearly 98 per cent of the vote, extending her rule for another five years under the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM). But the announcement has been overshadowed by some of the worst political violence the country has […]

[Nyasa Times] Economic ripples from Tanzania's post-election unrest are now being felt deep inside Malawi, with hundreds of transporters--including fuel tankers--trapped at the Kasumulu Border and supply chains grinding to a halt.

[Nyasa Times] Tanzania was plunged into its worst political crisis in decades Thursday, as nationwide protests against alleged electoral theft turned violently lethal, prompting a military lockdown, a near-total internet blackout, and casting the whereabouts of President Samia Suluhu into mystery.

[Daily Trust] President Samia Suluhu Hassan has taken a commanding early lead in Tanzania's controversial general elections, even as the country reels from violent protests, a nationwide lockdown, and mounting allegations of electoral fraud.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government has heightened security along its borders with Tanzania following unrest triggered by Wednesday's disputed general election, to prevent any potential spillover of violence into Kenya.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan's administration has ordered all government ministries, agencies and regional offices to remain closed, and directed the private sector to comply with stay-at-home instructions, as authorities moved to enforce sweeping security measures a day after violent protests marred the general election.

[Capital FM] Civil society groups in Tanzania have called for the nullification of Wednesday's general election and the formation of an inclusive transitional arrangement, saying the vote was neither free nor competitive after top opposition contenders were locked out of the race.

[RFI] Authorities in Tanzania have imposed a curfew in Dar es Salaam, the country's biggest city, following violent unrest between the police and protesters that erupted during Wednesday's general election which is expected to offer President Samia Suluhu Hassan a second term.

[allAfrica] Tanzania's general elections triggered widespread protests in key cities including Dar es Salaam and Arusha as citizens demonstrated for the first time in 65 years. The absence of credible opposition candidates and the arrest of prominent opposition leader Tundu Lissu sparked the action as thousands of protesters took to the streets in defiance […]

[Capital FM] Kisumu -- A prominent Kisumu-based lawyer and former East Africa Law Society president James Aggrey Mwamu has called for urgent electoral reforms in Tanzania, saying the country stands at a "critical democratic crossroads."