over 700 reported d£ad in Tanzania election protests

over 700 reported dead in Tanzania election protests

At least 700 people have reportedly died in three days of protests following Tanzania’s presidential election, according to the opposition party, Chadema.

The unrest erupted after incumbent President Samia Suluhu Hassan of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party was declared the winner, amid the disqualification and detention of key opposition candidates.

Chadema spokesperson John Kitoka said around 350 deaths occurred in Dar es Salaam and over 200 in Mwanza, with additional fatalities across the country.

Protesters have clashed with security forces, prompting the government to impose a curfew, shut down internet access, and bar foreign journalists from covering the unrest.

AFP