Tanzania still haunted by deadly election violence one year on

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Oct 30, 2026
One year after Tanzania's disputed election,
the scars of deadly violence remain.
Critics still live in fear of abductions and arrests,
while opposition supporters continue to face intimidation.
President Samia Suluhu Hassan's landslide victory with 98% of the vote
sparked protests that security forces violently crushed.
I want to buy a...
The situation was very bad. Many people died.
It was truly a terrifying incident. I'll never
forget seeing someone being shot right in front of me.
The death toll remains disputed.
Rights groups and opposition figures say thousands were
killed, while a government-appointed commission puts the figure at 518.
I want to thank my mother.
Everything had come to a standstill.
As he was standing there, a car appeared that,
let's say, had several people inside.
You know, I told him to run, and he was trying to run.
He was shot in the neck. Several people died.
You start to have a nice, good-looking face.
Meanwhile, international pressure is mounting,
with the U.S. ambassador warning that the killings
in Tanzania will not be swept under the rug.
