Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been sworn in for a second term amid tight security, following an election marred by violent protests and rejected by the opposition as a sham.

Hundreds protested on Wednesday in Tanzania’s largest city, tearing down banners of President Samia Suluhu Hassan and burning a police station, as the East African country went to the polls in elections where the main challengers have either been jailed or barred from standing.

Graphic footage is still emerging from the streets of Tanzania showing reality in the aftermath of the country’s general election. Reports indicate that hundreds of people have been killed and many more wounded in the crackdown that followed the controversial October 29 election,

Samia Suluhu Hassan was sworn in for her second term amid claims of widespread election fraud, deadly protests, and an internet blackout across Tanzania.

Tanzania was on lockdown with a communications blackout Thursday, a day after elections turned into violent chaos with unconfirmed reports of many dead.Foreign journalists have been largely banned from travelling to mainland Tanzania to cover the elections.

Hundreds protest as President Samia Suluhu Hassan expected to win amid exclusion of two main opposition parties.

Internet connectivity has been disrupted across Tanzania during an election marked by human rights concerns and opposition detentions

There is a nationwide disruption of internet services in Tanzania, with users reporting being unable to share multimedia content.

As voters weigh their options, the spotlight falls on who these candidates are, what they have said on the campaign trail, and how they intend to reshape Tanzania if given the mandate. Incumbent President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) has been asking voters to trust the continuity of her reform path.

Tanzania’s electoral commission declared on Saturday that President Samia Suluhu Hassan had won, with nearly 98% of the votes, an election that set off violent protests across the country this week.