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Tanzania locked down as opposition rejects Zanzibar results

Supporters of Othman Masoud Othman, the presidential candidate for the opposition ACT-Wazalendo (Alliance for Change and Transparency), gather during the campaign closing rally in Stone Town, on October 26, 2025. [AFP]

Tanzania's internet was blocked for a third day Friday as reports of further election protests surfaced and the opposition rejected the results on the semi-autonomous island of Zanzibar.

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