Public rallies were banned in Tanzania in June 2026 for the second time in a decade. The first ban was imposed by President John Magufuli in 2016. His successor, President Samia Hassan, lifted it in ...

What is the Tanzania Productive Social Safety Net III (PSSN III) Project? The Productive Social Safety Net III (PSSN III) Project, financed with a $250 million credit from the International ...

Security forces deployed to prevent protests in Dar es Salaam Residents fear violence, shops closed UN estimates hundreds killed in election-related violence DAR ES SALAAM, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Police ...

When President Samia Suluhu Hassan took office in 2021, she was hailed as the leader who would steady Tanzania after the turbulence of former president John Magufuli years. But four years on, even ...

Tanzania’s elections in late October were not just demoralizing; they were disastrous. For months leading up to the polls, the state waged a campaign of dodgy legal maneuvers and even more alarming ...

NAIROBI, Kenya — Tanzanian authorities charged hundreds of people with treason over demonstrations around disputed polls last month, in a major escalation of political tension as the country reels ...

The inauguration of Samia Suluhu Hassan as president of Tanzania on November 3rd was an incongruently unconfident event for someone who claims to have won 98% of the vote in an election on October ...

In Tanzania, violent post-election unrest has led to curfews, travel disruptions, and widespread international advisories against non-essential travel to the country. Climbers beware — Mount ...

(Nairobi) – The authorities in Tanzania responded to widespread protests following the October 29 elections with lethal force and other abuses, Human Rights Watch said today. On November 1, Tanzania’s ...

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.

Protests are spreading in Tanzania as electoral authorities count the votes in a disputed presidential election that rights groups, opposition figures and others say was clouded by a climate of fear ...