Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been sworn in for a second term, following a landslide victory in a disputed election that prompted deadly protests across the country.
Hassan took the oath of office during a ceremony on Monday at a military base in the capital, Dodoma. The event was closed to the public following the violence that accompanied a vote in which the two main opposition challengers were barred from running.
Tension remained high in the commercial capital, Dar-es-Salaam, following three days of election protests.
A total internet blackout has been in place since the protests broke out on election day.
Chadema, Tanzania’s main opposition party, asserted late last week that hundreds of people had been killed after demonstrators clashed with police, which reportedly fired tear gas and live ammunition as government buildings were set on fire.
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