{"id":1664,"date":"2025-11-04T08:56:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T08:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1664"},"modified":"2025-11-05T19:32:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T19:32:58","slug":"tanzania-president-claims-98-victory-amid-protests-internet-blackout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1664","title":{"rendered":"Tanzania president claims 98% victory amid protests, internet blackout"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan was to be inaugurated on Monday, with the internet still blocked after election protests in which the opposition says hundreds were killed by security forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The electoral commission says Hassan won 98 per cent of the vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Olamide, Wizkid - Kai! 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