The chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki, has called for peaceful elections in TanzaniaIn a statement on Tuesday, Faki wished Tanzania said peaceful, inclusive, and credible polls. He also urged the authorities to ensure a conducive environment to enable citizens to cast their votes in a safe and peaceful manner. He further said that AU deployed an Elections Experts Mission to Tanzania from October22 until November 3. Earlier, US Ambassador to Tanzania Donald J. Wright urged the Tanzanian government to refrain from using its police officers to cause chaos hours into the start of elections. The ambassador confirmed the reports from Zanzibar and violence being witnessed in other parts of the country.

Source: The Star October 27, 2020 12:31 UTC