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Tanzania Brings Treason Cases After Disputed Election as AU Censures Vote

International observers have judged the October 29 election noncompliant with democratic standards.

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People protest in the streets of Arusha, Tanzania, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo)
FILE - Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete along with other East African Presidents, attends a breakfast discussion at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Molly Riley, File)
People protest in the streets of Arusha, Tanzania, on election day Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo)

Overview

  • Prosecutors charged large groups of alleged protesters with treason and conspiracy in Dar es Salaam, with reported totals ranging from 76 to about 145 according to court filings cited by AP, Reuters and other outlets.
  • The charges follow an election in which the commission certified President Samia Suluhu Hassan with nearly 98% of the vote after key opposition candidates were barred and the main opposition party, CHADEMA, boycotted.
  • The African Union and SADC reported ballot stuffing, a government‑ordered internet blackout and restricted monitoring, concluding the process fell short of democratic norms.
  • Rights groups including Tanzania’s LHRC denounced excessive force and alleged reprisal killings, saying hundreds were detained and warning the full scale of abuses remains unclear as authorities have not issued a death toll.
  • Officials have blamed foreign instigators for the unrest as Kenyan rights groups rejected those claims and cited the killing of a Kenyan teacher and the incommunicado detention of another Kenyan, while religious leaders urged reconciliation.