Tanzania’s main opposition party, Chadema, has claimed that around 700 people have been killed in three days of violent election-related protests across the country. As quoted by news agency AFP, Chadema spokesperson John Kitoka said on Friday that “as we speak, the figure for deaths in Dar es Salaam is around 350 and for Mwanza it is 200-plus. Added to figures from other places around the country, the overall figure is around 700. ” A security source also quoted by AFP claimed that they were hearing similar numbers. The source added that these figures had circulated within the Tanzanian army.

How the protests started

Protests erupted on Wednesday following a disputed general election widely seen as heavily tilted in favour of President Samia Suluhu Hassan and her ruling Chama Cha

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