Tanzania arrests opposition leaders to thwart protests | Reuters
WEB21 hours ago · September 22, 202411:29 PM PDTUpdated 2 min ago. NAIROBI, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Police blocked access to the homes of two opposition leaders in Tanzania's commercial capital Dar es Salaam on Monday ...
Tanzania police extend surveillance across Dar es Salaam to …
WEB18 hours ago · Dar es Salaam. In an effort to counter any potential surprises, Tanzanian police extended their surveillance operations across the entire city of Dar es Salaam on Monday, September 23, 2024, well beyond the anticipated protest zones in Kariakoo and Mnazi Mmoja. While the main opposition party ...
Police tighten security in Dar es Salaam ahead of planned protests
WEB2 days ago · The heightened security, which started on Friday, September 20, 2024, comes ahead of demonstrations planned by the opposition party, Chadema, set for Monday, September 23, 2024. Dar es Salaam. Police have ramped up security patrols across Dar es Salaam, with armed officers conducting rounds that have surprised residents.
How police thwarted opposition protests in Dar | The Citizen
WEB7 hours ago · Show plans. Dar es Salaam. What was meant to be a day of protests by supporters of the opposition Chadema in Dar es Salaam ended peacefully on Monday after the Police Force foiled the plan. On Sunday, Chadema national chairman Freeman Mbowe said “massive” demonstrations would be held in …
Dar es Salaam floods: Roads unpassable in Tanzania's main city - BBC
WEBJan 22, 2024 · Houses have collapsed and roads and bridges been destroyed after heavy rains pounded Tanzania's coastal city of Dar es Salaam for two days. A woman was swept away in the floods, while a child...
At least 155 killed in Tanzania as heavy rains pound East Africa
WEBApr 25, 2024 · Public minibusses are submerged in the flooded streets of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania [AP] 25 Apr 2024. Flooding and landslides in Tanzania caused by weeks of heavy rain have killed 155 people...
Tanzania's main opposition party holds first major protest in …
WEBJan 24, 2024 · DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) — Hundreds of supporters of Tanzania’s main opposition party marched in the commercial capital Wednesday in the first such demonstration since political gatherings were banned several years ago.
Flooding in Tanzania has killed 155 people as ... - Associated Press News
WEBApr 26, 2024 · Flooding in Tanzania caused by weeks of heavy rain has killed 155 people and affected more than 200,000 others, the prime minister said Thursday. That is more than double the number of deaths reported two weeks ago as the amount of rainfall increases, especially in the coastal region and the capital, Dar es Salaam.
Tanzania hit by power blackouts as Cyclone Hidaya ... - CBS News
WEBMay 4, 2024 · Ferry services between Tanzania's commercial hub, Dar es Salaam, and Zanzibar were suspended as Cyclone Hidaya approached the East African coast with maximum winds of 120 kph (33 mph) and...
Tanzania shooting: Gunman kills four in diplomatic quarter of Dar es Salaam
WEBAug 25, 2021 · A gunman has killed four people during a shooting rampage in the diplomatic quarter of Tanzania largest city, Dar es Salaam. Three police officers and a private security guard were fatally shot in the attack on Wednesday. The assailant was later shot dead while holed up in a guardhouse at the French embassy's gate.