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Dar es Salam port closed as Tanzania violence spreads

By Philip Mwakio | 2d ago

A helicopter displays a banner featuring Tanzania’s ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) presidential candidate and incumbent President Samia Suluhu Hassan during the party's closing campaign rally in Mwanza on October 28, 2025.[AFP]

Civil unrest that has engulfed neighbouring Tanzania has led to the closure of its main seaport in the commercial capital of Dar es Salaam.

Multiple sources in the shipping industry in the region confirmed the closure to both inbound and outbound vessels.

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