Opposition candidate Salum Mwalimu concludes rally in Dar es Salaam

As Tanzania’s election campaign concluded Monday, opposition candidate Salum Mwalimu held his final rally, emerging as the primary challenger to President Samia Suluhu Hassan in a vote overshadowed by the exclusion of major rivals and an intensifying government crackdown.

With the disqualification and imprisonment of prominent opposition leaders, Salum Mwalimu of the CHAUMMA party has become the de facto main opponent to the long-ruling…