Archive · 28 Nov 2025
Tanzania warns foreign envoys on poll violence comments
Tanzania recently had elections where the current president, Samia Suluhu Hassan, won with 98% of the vote.
However, many people think the elections were not fair because her main opponents were either in jail or not allowed to run.
After the elections, there were big protests, and many people were hurt or killed by the police.
The government is now looking into what happened, but the opposition says the people doing the investigation are supporters of the ruling party.
The government asked foreign diplomats not to talk about the situation too much because they think it might make the investigation harder.
Some people from the United States said the elections were not fair and that the government was too harsh on the protesters.
Because of the tensions, the government decided to cancel the Independence Day celebrations and use the money to fix things that were damaged during the protests.
Some young people who protested were arrested and charged with a very serious crime that can lead to the death penalty, but the president asked for some of these cases to be dropped to make things calmer.
Tanzania's government asked foreign diplomats to avoid commenting on the post-election violence to prevent disrupting the ongoing inquiry.
President Samia Suluhu Hassan was declared the winner with 98% of the vote, but the opposition and rights groups allege election manipulation and state-sponsored repression.
Hundreds to thousands of protesters were reportedly killed by security forces, with the government setting up a commission of inquiry criticized by the opposition as biased.
The government canceled Independence Day celebrations, redirecting funds to rebuild infrastructure damaged during the unrest.
Hundreds of young protesters were arrested and charged with treason, which carries the death penalty, though the president called for some cases to be dropped.
- Who
- Tanzanian government and foreign diplomats
- What
- Tanzania's request for foreign diplomats to refrain from commenting on the post-election violence
- When
- Friday (unspecified date in November)
- Where
- Tanzania
- Why
- To avoid disrupting or distorting the ongoing inquiry into the post-election violence
- Date of Elections
- October 29
- President Declared Winner
- Samia Suluhu Hassan
- Percentage of Vote
- 98%
- Date of Foreign Minister's Meeting
- Friday (unspecified date in November)
- Independence Day Cancellation
- December 9
- Charges Faced by Protesters
- Treason (carries death penalty)