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PHOTOS: Over 700 killed in Tanzania as protesters reject presidential election results
No fewer than 700 demonstrators have reportedly lost their lives in three days of election-related protests in Tanzania.
The protest started on Wednesday, following the country’s presidential election results, the disqualification and detention of key opposition candidates.
Reacting to the ongoing crisis, Tanzania’s main opposition party, Chadema, stated that over 700 people have been killed in the three days of demonstrations.
Chadema spokesperson, John Kitoka, on Friday, said, “as we speak, the overall figure for death is around 700”, the news agency AFP reported.
He further added that, “the figure for deaths in Dar es Salaam is around 350 and for Mwanza it is 200-plus. Added to figures across the country”.
The outcome of Wednesday’s general election in Tanzania, which saw incumbent President Samia Suluhu Hassan of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party declared the winner, sparked nationwide protests as demonstrators clashed with security forces.
In response to the unrest, the Tanzanian government shut down internet access, imposed a nationwide curfew, and barred foreign journalists from covering the unfolding events.
President Samia Suluhu Hassan became the President of Tanzania on March 19, 2021, following the death of her predecessor, John Magufuli. She is the first female president in Tanzania’s history and a member of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party.
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