The protests that started after the general elections in the African country Tanzania turned violent, due to which curfew was imposed in the entire country and internet services were shut down. President Samia Suluhu Hassan is facing allegations that he has put his political opponents in jail. Meanwhile, Tanzania’s main opposition party Chadema has claimed that about 700 people have been killed in three days of violent protests across the country.
According to the report of news agency AFP, Chadema spokesperson John Kitoka said on Friday (31 October 2025), ‘At present the death toll in the country’s Dar-es-Salaam is around 350 and in Mwanza it is more than 200. Including figures from other places across the country, a total of 700 people have died. AFP quoted a security source as claiming that they had heard a similar death toll.
How the protests started in Tanzania
Protests in Tanzania began on Wednesday (October 29, 2025) after the disputed general elections. In fact, the general elections held in Tanzania are believed to be tilted in favor of President Suluhu Hassan and his ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM). Following the general elections, protesters in Tanzania tore down posters, attacked police stations and even clashed with security forces. Protestors took to the streets in Dar-es-Salaam, Mwanza, Dodoma and many other areas and clashed with police and security forces.
Internet ban continues for third day amid unrest in the country
Unrest spread in many parts of Tanzania after protesters clashed with police and security forces. To control this, the Tanzanian government imposed curfew and even banned the internet.
According to news agency AFP, the government continued to block the internet in Tanzania for the third consecutive day. Apart from this, foreign journalists were also prevented from covering the incidents of unrest in the country on a large scale.
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