The Tanzanian police have ordered a curfew in the capital Dar es Salaam, after violent protests disrupted an election in which President Samia Suluhu Hassan is expected to win, following the banning of 2 leading opposition candidates
Internet services were disrupted across the country, as videos of young protesters throwing rocks at security forces and a petrol station in flames, circulated on social media
Protester’s main issue it the banning of the leading opposition candidates from the election and a wave of alleged abductions of government critics
The government has said, the election is being conducted fairly and denied allegations of widespread human rights abuses in the campaigns and this one too.