Mass protests have erupted across Tanzania following a fraudulent vote engineered to secure President Samia Suluhu Hassan and the ruling CCM another term in power.

Hassan will effectively be running unopposed. Tundu Lissu, the chair of Chadema, Tanzania’s main opposition party, has been detained since April, when he was charged with treason for pushing for electoral reform. Lissu has argued that elections cannot be free or fair when Hassan directly appoints members of the country’s electoral commission.

Protests erupted in Tanzania following a general election, sparking clashes with police who used tear gas and live rounds to disperse crowds. The unrest was fueled by claims of government repression and the disqualification of major challengers to President Hassan,

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

DAR ES SALAAM, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Tanzania's Zanzibar President Hussein Ali Mwinyi has won a second term in office, the Zanzibar Electoral Commission (ZEC) announced on Thursday night.

Police in Tanzania fired tear gas and gunshots on Thursday to disperse groups of protesters who returned to the streets a day after a general election marred by violent demonstrations,

Police in Dar es Salaam used teargas and live bullets to disperse youths attempting to protest in Kimara Kibo as voting continued in Tanzania’s general elections.

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.