The unrest began after the country’s electoral commission disqualified two major opposition candidates ahead of the vote, leaving President Hassan virtually unchallenged.

Tanzanian police ordered a curfew in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday after violent protests marred an election that President Samia Suluhu Hassan is expected to win following the disqualification of the two leading opposition candidates.

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan, who rose from the vice presidency to become the country's first female leader in 2021, is seeking her first elected term in office in a vote set for Oct. 29.

In Tanzania, an internet blackout and curfew fail to stop demonstrators challenging an election they see as predetermined.

Tanzanian police ordered a curfew in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday after violent protests marred an election that President Samia Suluhu Hassan is expected to win following the disqualification of the two leading opposition candidates.

Polling stations across Tanzania have opened for an election marked by concerns from human rights organizations and the detention of opposition members. President Samia Suluhu Hassan is seeking

Tanzanians are voting on Wednesday in a general election that looks set to keep President Samia Suluhu Hassan in power. But with opposition leaders jailed and political freedoms under pressure, the vote could mark another step back for democracy in one of East Africa’s more stable nations.

Dar es Salaam. Tanzania’s women’s national golf team put up a spirited performance to finish third overall at the 2025 East and Central Africa All Africa Challenge Trophy (EACAACT), held at the picturesque Great Rift Valley Lodge & Golf Resort in Naivasha,