Suluhu awaits victory as Tanzania is rocked by violent protests

Tanzanian police declared an evening curfew in the country's largest city after hundreds protested on Wednesday, tearing down banners of President Samia Suluhu Hassan and burning a police station. [AFP]

Violence erupted in some parts of Tanzania on Wednesday as angry youth engaged anti-riot police in running battles to protest against President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s repression of the opposition.

Several people were reportedly injured in the confrontation after groups of protesters gathered along major highways to demand electoral reforms and free political activity.