Security forces are patrolling major cities across Tanzania on Monday as the country marks Independence Day under heavy military and police presence, while anti-government protests have yet to materialize.

Tanzania's government is accused of hiding the bodies of hundreds of people killed during election protests in October as authorities

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The International Criminal Court has been asked to investigate the violent crackdown and severe human rights violations that followed Tanzania's 2025 general elections.

In a submission to the ICC, supported by the World Jurists Association and the Madrid Bar Association, the lawyers accused the government of killings in multiple regions after President Samia Hassan won with nearly 98% of the vote in an

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Ahead of a planned nationwide protest scheduled for December 9 - to protest against the heavy-handedness of security forces during last month's post-election violence - the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania has warned American travelers to exercise caution due to heightened tension in the East African nation.

The Embassy statement said protest activity could begin ahead of the scheduled date, warning travelers to

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A court in Lilongwe has issued a warrant authorizing the search of former president Lazarus Chakwera's home over allegations that he is unlawfully keeping four State-owned security dogs. This comes amid heightened political tension in the country following media reports suggesting that heavily armed police officers had earlier stormed the

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Using geolocated videos, satellite imagery, audio analysis, and eyewitness accounts, the CNN investigation documented how security forces allegedly killed protesters and concealed the scale of the crackdown that followed President Samia Suluhu Hassan's landslide re-election with 98% of the vote on October 29.

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During ongoing intimidation and limited access to information, Tanzania continues to pick up the pieces after the government of President Samia Suluhu Hassan's violent crackdown against protestors and ordinary citizens surrounding the country's October 29 elections. The violence was accompanied by a government-imposed curfew and a shutdown of transport, markets, the internet, and newspapers--a first since independence. 

For some, it marks Tanzania's "loss of

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President Samia Suluhu Hassan has announced an investigation into the post-election unrest, following allegations that her government violently suppressed historic protests in the country.  She was declared the winner of last month's presidential poll with 98% of the vote - a result the opposition has denounced as a "mockery of democracy." At least 240 people were charged with treason after the protests. 

President

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Tanzania elections "did not comply with AU principles, normative frameworks, and other international obligations and standards for democratic elections", says the African Union. The statement by the AU's election monitoring arm - which sent a team of 72 observers to Tanzania and Zanzibar for the 29 October election - adds to mounting international criticism over conduct of the vote. Previously, observers from the Southern

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There are concerns that continued political instability in Tanzania could have repercussions beyond the East African nation, as landlocked countries in southern Africa, like Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, rely heavily on Tanzanian ports for essential commodities, including fuel and agricultural inputs.

The closure of Dar es Salaam's port in Tanzania amid election unrest, for instance,

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Speaking shortly after being sworn in for a second term at a closed-door ceremony held under tight security at a military base in Dodoma, President Samia Suluhu Hassan praised the country's electoral body for conducting what she termed a "peaceful, fair, and efficient" election, and dismissed criticism from regional and

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