Tanzania's Samia Suluhu Hassan: The president blamed for shattering the country's aura of stability

The manner of Samia Suluhu Hassan's re-election has earned the country a rare rebuke from the African Union.

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It has also earned the country rare rebukes from regional and continental organisations.

In a defiant inauguration speech on Monday, President Samia Suluhu Hassan said the election was fair and transparent but acknowledged people had died during the protests. She blamed foreign actors for the deadly protests.

The death toll is not clear but families continue to search for or bury relatives killed following the recent disputed poll, that Samia won with 98% of the vote.

Samia, the soft-spoken leader whose calm and gentle demeanour, initially inspired optimism when she assumed power in 2021 after the sudden death in office of her authoritarian predecessor, John Magufuli.