Victims of Tanzania's deadliest election still searching for answers

A Tanzanian police water cannon shoots water at opposition party supporters during a protest in Kigoma, Tanzania, on October 30, 2025. [AFP]

When Tanzanians went to the polls on 29 October, many hoped the vote would signal a fresh chapter in the country’s political landscape.

Instead, for hundreds of young people and activists, it became a day marked by fear, violence, and silence.