Samia faces more pressure as US, EU mull funding cuts
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan addresses local elders during a post-election meeting aimed at promoting peace and national unity in Dar es Salaam, December 2, 2025.
Western missions, the United States, United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU) are formally demanding government action over the crisis stemming from the election-related protests in Tanzania.
In a joint statement on Friday, the British and Canadian high commissions and embassies of Norway, Switzerland, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Spain and Sweden echoed growing global calls for a proper and transparent investigation into the deadly election-related events, including reports of state-instigated civilian killings and concealment of dead bodies.
