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Namibia: At least 240 charged with treason after Tanzania election violence – News

Namibia: At least 240 charged with treason after Tanzania election violence – News

Africa Links 24 with Humphrey Mgonja
Published on 2025-11-07 19:04:58

A Tanzanian court has charged at least 240 people with treason following last week’s deadly election protests.

President Samia Hassan was declared the winner of the election with 98% of the vote, but the opposition – which was barred from contesting – denounced the poll as a sham.

Security forces clashed with those protesting against the vote and, according to various sources, hundreds were killed. The authorities have downplayed the scale of the violence and maintained the…

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