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Tanzania: Tanzania's Instability Could Harm Trade in Southern Africa
DW, 4 November 2025
The political unrest in Tanzania could potentially disrupt key trade routes and the landlocked economies in southern Africa that rely heavily on the East African country's ports… Read more »
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Tanzania: Tanzania's Post-Election Turmoil Deepens Economic and Social Woes
IPS, 5 November 2025
At dawn in Manzese, a dusty township on the outskirts of Dar es Salaam, silence hangs where the sounds of commerce once roared. The township, usually crowded with street cooks,… Read more »
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Kenya: Political Tension in Tanzania Threatens Kenyan Businesses, Kam
Capital FM, 4 November 2025
The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has raised concern over the ongoing unrest in Tanzania following the contested election of President Samia Suluhu, warning that the… Read more »
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Malawi: Tanzania Unrest Chokes Malawi's Economy As Trucks, Fuel Shipments Stall At Border
Nyasa Times, 31 October 2025
Economic ripples from Tanzania's post-election unrest are now being felt deep inside Malawi, with hundreds of transporters--including fuel tankers--trapped at the Kasumulu Border… Read more »
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Kenya: Kenya Tightens Border Security After Unrest in Tanzania Following Disputed Election
Capital FM, 30 October 2025
The government has heightened security along its borders with Tanzania following unrest triggered by Wednesday's disputed general election, to prevent any potential spillover of… Read more »
Tanzania Election Crisis Threatens Trade In Southern Africa
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, hit Malawi hard as inbound trucks were unable to enter the country for several days. The Malawi-Tanzania border crossings were shut as protesters and police clashed in the days surrounding the October 29 polls.
Experts have warned that the crisis could lead to a rise in inflation and diminished growth in the region, with farmers being the worst affected. Tanzania is part of the 16-member Southern African Development Community and a key stop on the North-South Corridor, one of Africa's most important regional trade and transport routes.
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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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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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Tanzanian civil organisations are calling for the nullification of the polls after general elections triggered widespread protests in key cities, including Dar es Salaam and Arusha, as citizens demonstrated for the first time in 65 years. The absence of credible opposition candidates and the arrest of prominent opposition leader Tundu Lissu
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