Tanzania faces post-election chaos with 700 reported deaths amid protests, an internet blackout, and escalating violence against security forces.

Dodoma: Tanzania's main opposition party has claimed that hundreds of people were killed in protests following this week's disputed elections, while the

As voters headed to the polls, protests erupted in Dar es Salaam and other major cities after the main opposition candidates were barred from the presidential race. Angry demonstrators clashed with police, prompting a nationwide curfew and military deployment.

Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan was declared on Saturday the landslide winner of an election that set off deadly protests across the country this week over the exclusion of her main challengers. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The government has not commented on casualties or the extent of damage. Amnesty International reported that at least two people were killed during Wednesday’s protests, while opposition figures abroad have spoken of higher tolls and are organising online support for demonstrators.