Tanzania
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Hundreds protest, police station burned during Tanzania election
Hundreds of people were protesting and a police station burned down in Tanzania’s commercial capital Dar es Salaam on Wednesday, an AFP journalist saw, as the country held elections criticised for repressing the opposition.
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Protests erupt as Tanzania votes without an opposition
Hundreds protested on Wednesday in Tanzania’s largest city, tearing down banners of President Samia Suluhu Hassan and burning a police station, as the East African country went to the polls in elections where the main…
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Protests Erupt in Tanzania as Country Votes
The protests come as voter turnout remains low, with several polling stations especially in Dar es Salaam, remaining almost empty hours after opening.
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Ushiriki mdogo wa wapiga kura wakati Tanzania inapiga kura bila upinzani
Idadi ndogo ya wapiga kura imeonekana katika vituo vya kupigia kura jijini Dar es Salaam leo Jumatano, wakati ambapo wapinzani wakuu wa Rais Samia Suluhu Hassan wengine wakiwa gerezani na wengine wamezuiwa kugombea.
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Samia Peke Yake? Uchaguzi wa Kwanza Tanzania Uliokosa Wapinzani Wakuu
Tanzania inapiga kura leo, Oktoba 29, 2025, katika uchaguzi mkuu unaoonekana kumwendea Rais Samia Suluhu Hassan, anayewania muhula wa pili kupitia CCM. Uchaguzi huu umechochea mjadala mkali kuhusu uhuru wa kisiasa na haki za binadamu,…
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Kenya’s Rights Group Says Tanzania Vote Not Free or Fair
They highlighted a silent epidemic of abductions and enforced disappearances, referencing the cases of CHADEMA leaders Tundu Lissu and John Heche, as well as former ambassador Humphrey Polepole, who all remain in detention or missing.
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Tundu Lissu Honoured with Akufo-Addo Africa Democracy Award at DUA Forum in Nairobi
The award was presented by former Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo during the Democrat Union of Africa (DUA) Forum 2025, held in Nairobi, Kenya, on October 28.
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Nairobi Senator Sifuna Joins Global Call for Release of Tanzania’s Lissu and Heche
The statement accuses Tanzanian authorities of violating human rights through unlawful detention, enforced disappearances and the silencing of opposition voices.
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Tundu Lissu Speaks from Prison as President Samia Concludes Campaigns in Mwanza
In a statement posted on his official X account on October 26, Lissu said his prison cell has been fitted with CCTV cameras that record all his movements, even during private moments.
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Polisi:Kuna watu wanaandaa taarifa za upotoshaji kuleta taharuki
Taarifa ya Jeshi la Polisi imesema kuwa baadhi ya taarifa hizo zimeandaliwa kwa uangalifu ili kuzalisha taharuki, ikiwemo kuchukua matukio yaliyotokea katika nchi nyingine, kuyatengeneza upya, kisha kuyaunganisha na sauti za Kiswahili zenye lafudhi ya…
