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Sub-Saharan Africa is entering a critical phase in the second half of 2025, with several high-profile elections that hold significant implications for the region’s political stability, governance, and security. This repo...

In the weeks leading up to local elections in Tanzania, there was a concurrent increase in reported political violence targeting opposition leaders and police enforced bans on opposition political rallies. These incident...

Rapidly increasing economic instability in several Sub-Saharan African countries will almost certainly increase the risk of demonstrations and subsequent political turmoil. Countries across the continent are facing econo...

Eleven months after the Tanzanian government reported its first COVID-19 case and ten months since it stopped releasing COVID-19 case numbers and declared the nation virus-free, reports of high levels of community spread...

A Mozambican insurgent group affiliated with ISIS continues to terrorize northeastern Mozambique. Cabo Delgado province, known for its vast liquified natural gas reserves, has been experiencing attacks at the hands of IS...

The Government of Tanzania has not released reputable coronavirus data since late April. Many government officials have publicly announced impossibly low numbers of cases compared to neighboring countries, especially giv...

Since 2017, militants have carried out attacks in six districts of northern Moazambique, resulting in over 200 deaths. Despite ongoing counter-insurgency operations and a heightened security presence in the region, attac...

Islamist extremism is a concern in Tanzania. While Tanzania has not experienced a large-scale attack linked to an international terrorist organization since the U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam was bombed in August 1998, th...

Hacktivist group Anonymous and multiple affiliates launched a new series of cyberattacks on January 31, claiming a desire to fight corruption in Africa with online protest. The hackers named both public and private organ...

Al-Hijra is a violent Kenyan Islamic extremist group with ties to al-Shaba’ab that has emerged on the security landscape of East Africa. Open-source news reports link the group to the September Westgate Shopping Mall att...

Al-Shabaab, the primary terrorist threat to the Horn of Africa for the past six years, faces a radical decline for the first time due to a confluence of factors.

On October 12, violent clashes erupted between anti-riot police and Muslim youth in the Mbagala suburb of Dar es Salaam. The violence was in response to the alleged desecration on October 8 of the Qur’an by a 14-year old...

Introduction Al-Shabaab remains the principal terrorist threat to peace and security in Somalia and East Africa as a whole. In August, al-Shabaab allegedly abandoned its key tactical positions in Mogadishu. Poorly traine...

This report is a compilation of criminal activity perpetrated against and affecting American citizens in Tanzania during the month of March, as reported by U.S. Embassy Dar es Salaam.

This report is a compilation of criminal activity perpetrated against and affecting American citizens in Tanzania during the third quarter of 2006 as reported by U.S. Embassy Dar es Salaam.

There was armed bandits attack on the Moshi-Arusha road between King'ori and Kikatiti on the night of May 10 at around 2200 hours.

The following Safety and Security Report is a compilation of criminal activity affecting American citizens and organizations in Tanzania during the first quarter of 2006 as reported by U.S. Embassy Dar es Salaam. RSO no...

The Tanzanian Police Force (TPF) reported that since January 1 there have been more than 21 armed robberies in Dar es Salaam. The most recent armed robbery, which took place at a popular restaurant on February 26, in par...

Three vehicle-related crimes affected the western expatriate community in Dar es Salaam on November 12, 2005.

The third American female student in 22 months has been attacked on the campus of the University of Dar es Salaam.