Tanzania Election Crisis

The U.S. State Department said it is comprehensively reviewing its relationship with Tanzania after condemning repression and violence following the disputed Oct. 29 presidential election that returned President Samia Suluhu Hassan to power. The move follows the EU’s suspension of tens of millions in aid and UN experts’ condemnation of alleged extrajudicial killings, disappearances and mass detentions; Hassan defended the security forces and claimed a 98% victory as opposition figures were arrested and protests suppressed.