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A country in crisis: After deadly protests, Tanzanian bishop laments ‘deteriorating democracy’

"Peace building involves everyone."

Edgar Beltrán
Nov 07, 2025
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In his Angelus address Sunday, Pope Leo XIV asked for prayers for Tanzania, urging “everyone to avoid all forms of violence and to follow the path of dialogue.”

The statement came after incumbent Samia Suluhu Hassan won Tanzania’s presidential election with 98% of the vote, in an Oct. 29 election widely denounced as fraudulent, because most of Hassan’s o…

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