Tanzania opposition holds first major protest in years

Hundreds of supporters of Tanzania’s main opposition party marched in Dar es Salaam Wednesday in the first such demonstration since political gatherings were banned several years ago.

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2024 01 24T153910Z 1061052832 RC2FO5AFSFM0 RTRMADP 3 TANZANIA POLITICS Scaled — Members of Tanzania's political opposition parties protest to demand constitutional changes to reduce presidential powers and reform the electoral commission ahead of a general election due next year, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania January 24, 2024. REUTERS/Emmanuel Herman NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

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