The opposition officials and hundreds of youths from across the country were arrested in the wake of last month’s general elections

Authorities have not released an official death toll, but unconfirmed reports suggest the number of fatalities could exceed 1 000

Tanzanian political parties are winding up their bids to win over the 37.6 million people expected to vote on Wednesday

Tanzanians are using social media to call for mass demonstrations before Wednesday’s poll

He has vowed to continue his legal fight and his party is still campaigning for the election in two weeks’ time

Mpina filed an appeal last month against his removal from the race by the Independent National Electoral Commission

Government critics abducted, the main opposition leader detained and the presidential candidate for the second largest opposition party disqualified indicate a government crackdown before the election

Tanzania’s 2025 general elections campaign has taken a dramatic turn after the removal of the Alliance for Change and Transparency (ACT Wazalendo) party’s candidate — former minister and outspoken legislator Luhaga Mpina — from the presidential race.  The decision announced by the National Electoral Commission (NEC) is widely seen as strengthening President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s […]

In recent months, there has been a spate of abductions, assaults, arrests and murders, the victims all being opponents or critics of President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s government