US EditionTanzania Cancels Independence Day Celebrations After Election Unrest
Tanzania redirects funds from Independence Day to rebuild infrastructure damaged during election unrest amid calls for unity and political dialogue, officials said.
- On Monday, Prime Minister Mwigulu Nchemba announced Tanzania will cancel next month's Independence Day celebrations to fund rebuilding infrastructure damaged in last month's election unrest.
- Opposition parties called for protests on Independence Day, alleging killings after last month's disputed poll, with thousands of protesters taking to the streets.
- Authorities imposed a five‑day internet blackout from the 29 October election day and warned against sharing protest images while at least 240 people were charged with treason, rights groups said.
- The government set up a commission of inquiry, spokesman Gerson Msigwa said, but opposition parties question its independence and claim hundreds died while the death toll remains unreleased.
- President Samia Suluhu Hassan came into office in 2021 as Tanzania's first female president and was praised for easing repression, but observers noted the vote fell short of democratic standards, with rivals Tundu Lissu jailed and Luhaga Mpina disqualified.
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Tanzania cancels independence day over protests
DAR ES SALAAM — Tanzania will not hold independence day celebrations on December 9 after calls for protests over the mass killings during recent contested elections, the prime minister said Monday. Hundreds and possibly thousands of protesters were shot dead by security forces after anger erupted over the rigging of elections on October 29, according to tallies by rights groups and the opposition. President Samia Suluhu Hassan was declared the w…
Tanzania Scraps Independence Celebrations to Rebuild After Election Unrest
News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/tanzania-scraps-independence-celebrations-to-rebuild-after-election-unrest/Prime Minister Mwigulu Nchemba announced Monday that Tanzania will cancel its December 9 independence celebrations, redirecting those funds toward repairing infrastructure damaged during violent post-election protests that have plunged the nation into its worst political crisis…
Tanzania cancels Independence Day celebrations following election unrest
Prime Minister of Tanzania Mwigulu Nchemba says Independence Day celebrations have been cancelled, with funds for the event set to be spent on rebuilding infrastructure damaged in the recent election. Nchemba’s announcement comes as the opposition and others have been calling for people to gather on December 9, which happens to be Independence Day, to […] The post Tanzania cancels Independence Day celebrations following election unrest first app…
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