Protests are spreading in Tanzania as electoral authorities count the votes in a disputed presidential election that rights groups and opposition figures say was clouded by a climate of fear.

A Tanzanian opposition party said on Sunday both its campaign manager and its parliamentary candidate in semi-autonomous Zanzibar had been abducted by unknown assailants days before elections are due ...

Supporters of Othman Masoud Othman, the presidential candidate for the opposition ACT-Wazalendo (Alliance for Change and Transparency), gather during the campaign closing rally in Stone Town, on ...

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DAR ES SALAAM, Oct 27 (Reuters) - An opposition presidential candidate in Zanzibar detained as he tried to vote early on Tuesday has been released, after nine people were shot dead by security forces ...

Voter turnout stood at over 88 percent across the semi-autonomous islands, he said. - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke ...

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan is blaming foreigners for last week’s deadly protests following a disputed election ...

ZANZIBAR: ZANZIBAR lawmakers from ACT-Wazalendo have been urged to prioritise the island's interests over party politics to support its development and build on the progress initiated by President ...

The opposition Civic United Front (CUF) warned of violence if the re-run went ahead on the Indian Ocean archipelago, but voting proceeded calmly. Zanzibar's President Ali Mohamed Shein of the ruling ...

ZANZIBAR: THE President of Zanzibar and Chairman of the Revolutionary Council, Dr. Hussein Ali Mwinyi, has reappointed Hemed ...

Votes are counted at a polling station during presidential elections in Stone Town, Zanzibar on March 20, 2016. (Photo: AFP) Zanzibar: Tanzania's semi-autonomous Zanzibar archipelago went to the polls ...