Tanzania's political opposition, which was largely barred from national elections this wee, says hundreds of people have been killed in 3 days of protests.

Samia Suluhu Hassan has been declared the winner of Tanzania’s presidential election, becoming the African nation’s first elected female leader with 98 per cent of the vote in polls marred by deadly protests.

In Tanzania, an internet blackout and curfew fail to stop demonstrators challenging an election they see as predetermined.

Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan was declared the winner of the election amid unrest in the African nation over her candidacy and the exclusion of her rivals.

The East African country’s Party of Revolution, one of the longest-ruling parties on the continent, seeks to keep its grip on power.

Salaam, following contentious elections in which the two primary opposition parties were excluded from participation.

Cameroon’s disputed vote exposes Africa’s deepening leadership crisis as ageing rulers win elections but lose legitimacy, sparking protests and eroding public trust in democratic institutions across the continent.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. citizens in Tanzania should remain in place amid outbreaks of violence and roadblocks, the U.S. embassy in the East African nation said on Thursday, a day after a general election was marred by violent demonstrations.