Tanzania's Post-Election Violence: 518 Dead, Thousands Injured

0:00A new commission report out of Tanzania reveals at least 518 people died in post-election violence last year, with thousands more. Injured, including over 800 gunshot wounds, this all went down amid a nationwide internet shutdown that lasted days. The chaos erupted on October 29 after young protesters hit the streets, claiming the government cracked down on opposition voices. One key. Leader sat in prison on treason charges, while another top candidate got barred from the race. President Simea Saluhu Hassan, who took over after her predecessor's death and just won re-election with 97% of the vote later, apologized for the blackout and vowed it wouldn't happen again. Communities are still reeling, with 245 folks unaccounted for, and 39 families reporting loved ones bodies vanished from. Orgs after they'd seen them. Human rights groups alleged mass graves, but investigators found no evidence of that. Chair of the commission, Muhammad Shanday Offman, says the real death toll could be higher

1:03since some families buried victims without more visits, and he's calling for a deeper probe into firearm use witnesses, described shots fired into homes at people just sitting there. They also determined the protests weren't peaceful, but planned ops by trained groups hitting multiple spots at once to overwhelm police. As Tanzania pushes forward, these findings spotlight the need for accountability to heal those deep divides and prevent future clashes. This has been Canada News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey, with the story.