Overview
- Demonstrations entered a third day in Dar es Salaam as police clashed with crowds under curfews, army deployments and nationwide roadblocks.
- The opposition party Chadema alleges roughly 700 people have been killed, while authorities have not provided an official toll and dispute the scale.
- Amnesty International confirmed two deaths from the first day of unrest, and the UN rights office cited credible reports of at least 10 fatalities, urging access and investigations.
- State television carried a government message promising normality will return shortly and characterizing the unrest as isolated incidents.
- Zanzibar’s electoral commission reported incumbent Hussein Mwinyi won 78.8% of the vote, ferry services were suspended with resumption expected Friday, and school reopenings were delayed.