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Tensions rise in Tanzania as government bans nationwide protests

  • | Citizen TV
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    Duration: 3:50
    Tonight, we begin in Tanzania where tensions have escalated as President Samia Suluhu’s administration outlawed planned demonstrations scheduled for Tuesday. The government says the nationwide protests are illegal, raising the risk of clashes with Tanzanian authorities. Human rights groups have urged the government to protect citizens who may turn out, even as Tanzanians engage in mass panic shopping ahead of the protests following the stay-at-home order