Overview
- The electoral commission said President Samia Suluhu Hassan secured 97.66% of votes and announced a rapid swearing‑in on state television.
- Authorities imposed a nationwide curfew, intermittently cut internet access and deployed the military as protests flared in several cities.
- Casualty counts diverge sharply: the opposition Chadema alleges around 700 dead, Amnesty cites about 100, and the UN reports at least 10, while the government denies excessive force and has released no figures.
- Key opposition forces were sidelined before the vote, with Chadema disqualified and its leader Tundu Lissu jailed on treason charges, and ACT‑Wazalendo’s candidate barred.
- UN Secretary‑General António Guterres called for an impartial investigation into alleged abuses, and foreign governments urged restraint and respect for assembly and expression.