Reports on Saturday early morning in the Africa country of Tanzania, indicated that thousands of youths in the country have continued mass protest in the Tanzania capital city of Dodoma, also simultaneously in the country former capital city of Dar es Salaam which remains the country’s largest city and its main economic hub, while streets in Mwanza, Mbeya, and Arusha have remained occupied by the aggrieved youths who the major opposition political party, Chadema claimed have been shot at, and over 700 of them have been killed by security operatives since the violent protest erupted in the country on Wednesday over the 2025 presidential election allegedly marred by corrupt practices, but, the Tanzania Foreign Ministry dismissed the claim, saying, the Tanzania government is not aware of any death recorded or any of the protesters killed, adding, the government has not used excessive force on the protesters, this, the United Nations, UN Human Rights Office stated on Friday that it has a credible report of at least 10 deaths recorded as a result of killing of protesters by the Tanzania security forces, and information from border communities between Tanzania and Kenya indicated that; on Thursday, October 30, in the afternoon, chaos broke out at the Namanga border checkpoint as Kenyan and Tanzanian youth threw stones at Tanzanian police, and the police responded with live ammunition and tear gas canisters, leading to a casualty of two people shot dead by police and two others, including a Kenyan police officer, were seriously injured, while violent protest continued across major cities in Tanzania, President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Chama cha Mapinduzi, CCM political party was declared winner and the electoral body announced on Saturday early morning that the President secured a re-election figure of 97.66% of the votes, which, represents 31,913,866 ballots, in the October 29, 2025 controversial presidential election boycotted by the country main opposition political party, Chadema, which the Chadema political party did by not signing the electoral code of conduct after the set deadline and the Tanzania electoral body subsequently banned the Chadema political party from participating in the general election and all by-elections till 2030, and this, is in addition to the  disqualifications of challengers like Tundu Lissu of Chadema political party, the main opposition leader who remains detained since April 2025 and other serious challenger, Luhaga Mpina of ACT-Wazalendo, was disqualified on technicalities.

The final result showed Hassan won 97.66 per cent of the vote, dominating every constituency, the electoral commission announced on state television. A quick swearing-in ceremony would take place on Saturday, the state TV said.

On Friday there were reports that the Tanzanian president, Samia Suluhu Hassan, left her private residence in Zanzibar in a Military chopper and some local media reported  on Saturday morning that her whereabouts had remained unknown.

Demonstrations erupted on Wednesday in Dar-es-Salaam, a city of more than seven million people, after disputed and chaotic elections that saw the two main opposition parties barred from participating. Protests over the disputed Tanzania election entered the 4th day on Saturday with the protesters defying military deployment.

Massive crowds earlier on Thursday gathered at the Dar es Salaam International Airport in Tanzania apparently to prevent members of the political elites from fleeing the country.

It was gathered that, in Dar es Salaam, a 6pm curfew was announced after protesters in neighborhoods such as Kimara and Ubungo set a bus and a gas station on fire. Local media also reported unrest in Magomeni, Kinondoni, and Tandale, while polling stations were vandalized in parts of Arusha and Mbeya.

Internet watchdog group Netblocks confirmed a nationwide internet disruption as the unrest spread.

President Hassan is seeking her first full elected term after succeeding John Magufuli, who died in 2021. Sixteen smaller opposition candidates also appeared on the ballot.

Aljazeera had reported on Friday that the “Tanzania’s main opposition party has claimed that hundreds of people have been killed in protests following this week’s disputed elections, while the United Nations says it has “credible reports” at least 10 people died.

“As we speak, the number of deaths in Dar-es-Salaam is around 350 and there are more than 200 in Mwanza,” Chadema party spokesperson; John Kitoka told the AFP news agency on Friday, referring to the commercial capital in northern Tanzania. “If we add the figures from other places in the country, we arrive at a total of around 700 deaths.” Chadema said its members had toured hospitals across the country to reach the figure. AFP reported it had received “a similar toll” from a security source.

Al Jazeera has been unable to independently verify the number of deaths since elections on Wednesday. However, Tanzania’s Foreign Minister, Mahmoud Thabit Kombo, denied that “excessive force” has been used, telling Al Jazeera the government has “no official figures” on any protesters killed.

“Currently no excessive force has been used,” Kombo said on Friday, denying opposition reports about hundreds of people killed. “I’ve not seen these 700 anywhere … There’s no number until now of any protesters killed.”

Kombo said there have been “pockets of violence” and “vandalism” in various areas against “government properties” including offices and vehicles. “The national electricity supply utilities have been burned,” he added.

The opposition’s estimated toll contrasted with that of the UN. In a Friday briefing, UN human rights spokesperson, Seif Magango told Geneva reporters that credible sources had indicated at least 10 deaths at the hands of security forces so far.

“We call on the security forces to refrain from using unnecessary or disproportionate force, including lethal weapons, against protesters, and to make every effort to de-escalate tensions,” Magango said in the same briefing”.

Meanwhile, there are unconfirmed reports that Tanzanian celebrities including Diamond Platinumz have fled amid protests in Tanzania which the reports indicated that the protesters are now targeting celebrities who promoted Samia Suluhu during the electioneering campaign.

This, the British government through the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, FCDO, has advised that Arusha Airport and Kilimanjaro International Airport are closed, and that most international flights to and from Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam have been cancelled due to ongoing political unrest and a strict curfew in Tanzania.