Overview
- The electoral authority announced that President Samia Suluhu Hassan won about 98% of the vote in the presidential election.
- Leading challengers were sidelined before polling, with Chadema’s Tundu Lissu detained on treason charges and ACT Wazalendo’s Luhaga Mpina disqualified for procedural reasons as Chadema called a boycott.
- Large protests broke out nationwide after the results, and an internet shutdown has severely limited independent reporting on conditions and casualties.
- Multiple accounts, including opposition figures and sources cited by international outlets, allege 500–800 people were killed in clashes with security forces, a toll that remains unverified as authorities reject claims of excessive force.
- Dar es Salaam was reported calmer on Saturday with police checkpoints and restricted movement, while opposition groups remain constrained by pre‑election arrests and exclusions.