Incumbent Samia Suluhu Hassan has been declared the winner of Tanzania’s presidential election with 98 per cent of the vote, a result opposition leaders declared a mockery of the democratic process.

Mass protests have erupted across Tanzania following a fraudulent vote engineered to secure President Samia Suluhu Hassan and the ruling CCM another term in power.

Tanzania, long revered across Africa as the Island of Peace and a sanctuary for refugees, has for the first time since the return of multiparty politics in the early 1990s experienced

Authorities have not released an official death toll, but unconfirmed reports suggest the number of fatalities could exceed 1 000

Tanzania’s presidential election is teetering toward chaos after protests erupted and the military has been deployed

ARUSHA Regional Commissioner, Amos Makalla, has assured residents of Arusha, visitors, and tourists arriving in the region that security in Arusha is stable and that social and economic activities have returned to normal.

In the cities, security forces continued to control movement into frequented public areas such as markets and places of worship