A recent CNN investigation, spearheaded by Larry Madowo, has brought to light the extensive and brutal violence that swept across Tanzania following election day. The exposé details a severe crackdown by security forces against protesters who accused President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s government of election fraud, a series of events whose true scale is only now becoming evident.

Three weeks after the initial bloodshed, CNN, in collaboration with renowned open-source investigator Benjamin Strick, meticulously pieced together the harrowing events using dozens of videos and digital evidence. Their forensic analysis unequivocally confirmed multiple deaths across various cities. Notably, in Arusha, two individuals were fatally shot at the same intersection. One victim, an unarmed pregnant woman, was shot in the back by advancing police, collapsing instantly. Audio forensics traced the fatal gunshots directly to police positions, indicating the involvement of security forces. Investigators caution that these confirmed deaths likely represent only a fraction of the actual casualties.

The violence escalated dramatically between late October and early November, with Mwanza, Tanzania’s second-largest city, bearing witness to significant carnage. Accounts from a doctor, who remained anonymous due to fear, described a horrifying scene where bodies accumulated outside the regional hospital. The doctor reported