The African Union's election observer mission has slammed the conduct of the Tanzanian presidential election, which saw incumbent Samia Suluhu Hassan elected with an apparent 98 of the vote while hundreds of protestors were killed.
In its preliminary report, the mission, led by former Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi, concluded that the elections "did not comply with AU principles, normative frameworks, and other international obligations and standards for democratic elections."
It found that the environment before, during and after the elections was not conducive to "peaceful conduct and the acceptance of outcomes" and that the electorial commission and other institutions were inadequate to address the challenges of electoral integrity.