Tanzania steps up security for albinos ahead of elections after attack

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Tanzania steps up security for albinos ahead of elections after attack
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DAR ES SALAAM, Oct 23 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - T anzania is stepping up security for people with albinism ahead of the country's elections on Sunday after a 35-year-old albino man was attacked by a machete-wielding gang who tried to hack off his ...
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IPPmedia

27 Jul

Chief secretary calls for maintenance of peace, security ahead of elections

IPPmedia
Chief secretary calls for maintenance of peace, security ahead of elections
IPPmedia
Chief Secretary Ambassador Ombeni Sefue has reminded senior government administrators and public servants that they have significant responsibility in ensuring peace and security in the coming general election. He said the administrators must guarantee ...

 

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Gulf Times

15 Oct

Tanzania leader warns against violence ahead of elections

Gulf Times
Tanzania leader warns against violence ahead of elections
Gulf Times
Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete dismissed opposition accusations yesterday that his CCM party planned to rig a presidential vote next week and warned against violence ahead of the October 25 elections. Addressing a rally in the administrative ...
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Tanzania president warns against violence ahead of...

 

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Deutsche Welle

27 Oct

Tanzania's opposition unites coalition ahead of elections

Deutsche Welle
Tanzania's opposition unites coalition ahead of elections
Deutsche Welle
Four main opposition parties in Tanzania have agreed to work together in the coming elections planned for October 2014 in a bid to uproot the ruling party which has been in power since independence. Tansania Demonstration in Daressalam 26.10.2014.
Tanzania opposition sign unity deal ahead of 2015 electionsThomson Reuters Foundation

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GlobalPost

29 Sep

Tanzania tightens security ahead of October polls

Tanzania tightens security ahead of October polls
GlobalPost
DAR ES SALAAM, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- The National Electoral Commission in Tanzania said on Monday it was beefing up security at its headquarters to protect election facilities to be used in the east African nation's general elections slated for Oct. 25.

 

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GlobalPost

20 Oct

Tourists assured of more security ahead of Tanzania's polls

Tourists assured of more security ahead of Tanzania's polls
GlobalPost
ARUSHA, Tanzania, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- The northern Tanzanian authorities on Tuesday assured tourists of their safety ahead of the general elections slated for October 25. "As police force and other security agencies, we are encouraging tourists to ...

 

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Voice Of America

12 Sep

Tanzania Electoral Commission Warns Parties Ahead of Elections

Voice of America
Tanzania Electoral Commission Warns Parties Ahead of Elections
Voice of America
The chairman of the National Electoral Commission of Tanzania has warned politicians to desist from soliciting votes at places of worship during their campaigns ahead of the upcoming October 25 general election. This, after opposition party Chadema ...
NEC rules out presence of poll monitors, supervisorsDaily News

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Coastweek

29 Sep

Tanzania Commission tightens security ahead of October polls

Tanzania Commission tightens security ahead of October polls
Coastweek
DAR ES SALAAM Tanzania (Xinhua) -- The National Electoral Commission in Tanzania said on Monday it was beefing up security at its headquarters to protect election facilities to be used in the east African nation's general elections slated for Oct. 25.

 

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Yahoo News

15 Sep

Kenyan albino attack as Tanzania elections approach

Yahoo News
Kenyan albino attack as Tanzania elections approach
Yahoo News
Nairobi (AFP) - Attackers in Kenya tried to hack off body parts from a man with albinism to sell for witchcraft, reports said Monday, rising fears of cross-border attacks from neighbouring Tanzania. "Three people stormed my house and demanded money," ...

 

10 years ago

Thomson Reuters Foundation

27 Oct

Tanzania opposition sign unity deal ahead of 2015 elections

Tanzania opposition sign unity deal ahead of 2015 elections
Thomson Reuters Foundation
DAR ES SALAAM, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Four main opposition parties in Tanzania have agreed to work together in key 2015 elections to try to end 50 years of dominance by the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party, officials said on Monday. The four parties ...

 

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