Tanzania imposes curfew in Dar after election unrest

A woman carrying a child stands at a booth in a polling station in Dar es Salaam on Election Day in Tanzania on October 29, 2025. 

Photo credit: Reuters

Tanzanian police ordered a curfew in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday after violent protests marred an election that President Samia Suluhu Hassan is expected to win following the disqualification of the two leading opposition candidates.

Internet service was disrupted across the country, monitor group NetBlocks said, as videos of young protesters throwing rocks at security forces and a petrol station in flames circulated on social media.