Overview
- The electoral commission named Samia Suluhu Hassan president-elect with 31.9 million votes out of 32.7 million and set her inauguration for Saturday.
- The ballot proceeded effectively without major opposition after leading challengers were jailed or disqualified ahead of the vote.
- Street protests flared in Dar es Salaam and other cities, with journalists reporting heavy gunfire and a police station set on fire.
- Opposition party Chadema alleges roughly 700 people were killed, a toll described as plausible by some security and diplomatic sources but rejected by the government.
- Internet access remains largely cut, complicating independent verification and reporting, as the UN demands a thorough, impartial investigation and Hassan publicly condemns the demonstrations.