Diamond Platnumz is among celebrities being targeted by demonstrators for endorsing president Samia for election.

“The people are rewriting our political culture. They are showing that Tanzanians are no longer silent observers but active citizens ready to shape their future,” he said.

Human rights activists have also raised alarm over reports of an internet shutdown, curfews and what they describe as a deliberate media blackout, with most Tanzanian outlets avoiding coverage of the protests.

What should have been a celebration of democracy, instead unfolded in an atmosphere of repression, intimidation, and fear. These elections cannot be regarded as free and fair.

Police in Tanzania’s commercial capital fired gunshots and tear gas to disperse protesters who took to the streets a day after a general election.

I stand shoulder to shoulder with Tundu Lissu and the people of Tanzania as they demand their rights.

No local mainstream media has mentioned, written, or reported anything about the ongoing protests in Tanzania.

The Tanzanian authorities have come under fire from Amnesty International for the use of force against protesters during the country’s general elections.

The US Embassy in Tanzania has issued a security advisory, urging all government personnel to shelter in place at their residences due to ongoing demonstrations across multiple locations in the country.

Live network data show a nationwide disruption to internet connectivity in #Tanzania on election day, corroborating reports of a digital blackout.

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.

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 challengers have either been jailed or barred from standing.

The protests come as voter turnout remains low, with several polling stations especially in Dar es Salaam, remaining almost empty hours after opening.

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.

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, hasa baada ya kuenguliwa kwa wagombea wakuu wa upinzani.

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.

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.

The statement accuses Tanzanian authorities of violating human rights through unlawful detention, enforced disappearances and the silencing of opposition voices.

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.

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 nchi yetu ili yaonekane yametokea nchini.

A small plane travelling from Kenya’s coast crashed on Tuesday, killing all 11 people on board, including foreigners, the airline said.

Sudan’s army admitted on Monday it had withdrawn from the strategic hub of El-Fasher, while the United Nations issued a stark warning over reports of “atrocities” by the paramilitary group now in control of the city.

Tume zote mbili  INEC kwa Tanzania Bara na ZEC kwa Zanzibar  zimeahidi kufanya uchaguzi ulio huru, wa amani na unaozingatia sheria. Mashirika ya kiraia na waangalizi wa kimataifa pia wanatarajiwa kufuatilia mchakato huo unaotazamwa kama kipimo muhimu cha demokrasia nchini.

Samia, mwenye umri wa miaka 65, anaingia katika kinyang’anyiro cha uchaguzi mkuu wa kesho Jumatano akiwa na historia ya kipekee kama mwanamke wa kwanza kuidhinishwa na CCM kugombea nafasi ya urais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania. Hapo awali, aliweka historia nyingine kwa kuwa Makamu wa Rais na baadaye Rais wa kwanza mwanamke katika historia ya taifa hilo.

Kupitia ujumbe aliouchapisha kwenye akaunti yake ya X mnamo Oktoba 26, Lissu alisema kuwa chumba chake cha gereza kimefungwa kamera za CCTV zinazorekodi kila hatua yake, hata anapojisaidia au kubadilisha nguo.

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, 92, has been re-elected for an eighth term with 53.7 percent of the vote, according to official results announced by the Constitutional Council Monday.

President Samia Suluhu, a soft-spoken politician who unexpectedly found herself Tanzania’s first female leader, is now accused of overseeing heavy repression in the East African nation.

President Samia Suluhu is said to want nothing less than a total victory, similar to the 99 percent her party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi, won in local polls last year.

Russian forces in total downed 47 drones in Bryansk, which borders Ukraine, as well as 40 in the Moscow region, with most of those headed towards the capital, according to the defence ministry.