Overview
- The presidential vote saw major opposition challengers jailed or barred, with early tallies showing President Samia Suluhu Hassan near 97 percent of counted votes.
- Chadema reported roughly 700 deaths over three days, citing about 350 in Dar es Salaam and more than 200 in Mwanza, as clashes continued into Friday despite curfews.
- The United Nations cited credible reports of at least 10 people killed, while Amnesty International said it had information indicating at least 100, underscoring sharply divergent accounts.
- Authorities imposed curfews and an internet shutdown, deployed security forces, and limited foreign reporting, while hospitals and clinics were reported to be unwilling to discuss casualties.
- The army chief labeled protest actions criminal and officials said order was being restored, as Zanzibar’s ruling CCM claimed a local victory that ACT‑Wazalendo rejected while calling for a fresh election.