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Western countries press Tanzania to release bodies of post-election victims
Western embassies in Tanzania, including the UK and France, have called on the authorities to release all bodies of those killed in the…
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Travel warnings issued for Tanzania as unrest erupts following elections
Climbers beware — Mount Kilimanjaro is no longer the biggest obstacle in Tanzania. Tanzania, which is home to the world’s tallest…
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Curfew lifted in Tanzania's main city after election unrest
Tanzanian police have lifted a night-time curfew imposed since last Wednesday in the main city Dar es Salaam following deadly election…
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Tanzania president claims 98% of vote in election tarnished by deadly crackdown
Samia Suluhu Hassan has been declared the winner of Tanzania’s presidential election, becoming the African nation’s first elected female…
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Election protesters defy army chief in third day of Tanzania unrest
Protesters have taken to the streets in Tanzania for a third day, defying warnings from the country's army chief to end the unrest.…
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Fresh protests hit Tanzania after elections marred by unrest
Fresh protests have broken out in Tanzania's major cities, a day after elections marred by clashes between opposition supporters and the…
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Official campaigns kick off in Tanzania as main opposition leader remains in custody
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) — The official campaign period has started for Tanzania's October general elections with incumbent President…
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Doctored image falsely linked to Tanzanian treason case
Tanzania’s opposition leader Tundu Lissu is facing treason charges just months before scheduled general elections in October. During…
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Tanzania announces shutdown of X because of pornography
Tanzania has decided to block access to social media platform X because it allows pornographic content to be shared, the information…
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'Struggling to be alive': Kenyan activist speaks of 'sexual torture' in Tanzania
Warning: This article contains details that some readers may find distressing. A Kenyan activist has told the BBC that he is "struggling…
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Kenyan president apologises to Tanzania over deportation row
Kenya's President William Ruto has publicly apologised to Tanzania following days of tension between the neighbouring countries. Some…
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Tanzania's main opposition party banned from election
Tanzania's main opposition party has been barred from participating in this year's election, days after its leader was charged with…
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'I have been saved': Kidnapped Tanzanian activist found hours later
Prominent Tanzanian activist Maria Sarungi Tsehai who was abducted by armed men in Kenya said she has been released, hours after the…
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Namibia elects first female president in disputed poll
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, from the governing South West Africa People's Organisation (Swapo), has been voted in as Namibia's first female…
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Is Namibia going to elect its first female leader?
If things work out as Namibia’s long-time governing party hopes, the country will be electing its first female head of state this week.…
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Tanzania opposition leaders detained amid protest ban
Two leaders of Tanzania's main opposition Chadema party are among 14 members who have been arrested, as police attempted to block a banned…
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Tanzania leader condemns killing of opposition figure doused in acid
Tanzania's Presdident Samia Suluhu Hassan has denounced the brutal killing of a senior member of the main opposition party Chadema, who…
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Tanzanian president names 'troublesome' lion after rival
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has named a "troublesome" lion after one of the country's opposition leaders. President Samia was…
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Tanzanian artist who burnt president's picture freed
A young Tanzanian portrait artist who was convicted last week of cybercrimes has been released from prison after social media users raised…