Report: 518 killed in Tanzania election violence, officials accuse organisers

Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu now says she will establish a reconciliation committee to address underlying issues that may have led to last years election-related violence in the country. Suluhu's prescription follows a new report that shows that 518 people died in the unrest, with more than two thousand people injured. The report by a commission of inquiry into the election related violence, states that the unrest was fuelled by paid activists and politicians, who reportedly took advantage of the high cost of living in the country.