Tanzania postelection inquiry shows 518 people died in last year’s violence - AP News

Tanzania postelection inquiry shows 518 people died in last year’s violence  AP News

More than 500 people killed in Tanzania election violence, inquiry finds

Opposition parties accused security forces but the official report does not say who was responsible.

Tanzania Report Blames ‘Outside Forces’ for Deadly Election Violence

The findings in a new report by a commission appointed by the government were at odds with details from human rights groups, which estimate that hundreds and possibly thousands of people were killed.

By Matthew Mpoke Bigg

Tanzania inquiry finds more than 500 people died in election violence

Human rights groups estimate toll far higher in what they describe as ‘Tiananmen Square moment’

Tanzania inquiry finds 2025 election unrest was organised and financed

Presenting the report, the commission’s chairperson Judge Chande Othman said the inquiry drew on extensive evidence from both primary and secondary sources, including face-to-face interviews, public and private hearings and documentary reviews

By Eyaaz

Report: 518 people died in Tanzania’s post-election violence

Report details scale, causes of deadly unrest.

More than 500 people killed in Tanzania election violence, inquiry finds

A total of 518 people died in Tanzania from "unnatural causes" in the wake of widespread protests that followed last year's general election, the commission of inquiry set up to investigate the violence has announced.

By Emmanuel Tetteh