NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Internet connectivity was disrupted across Tanzania as the country on Wednesday held an election marked by concerns from human rights groups and the detention of opposition members.

Netblocks, an internet access advocacy group, confirmed the outage, saying on X that "live network data show a nationwide disruption to internet connectivity.” Just before the disruption was confirmed, users noted an internet slowdown in the African country.

President Samia Suluhu Hassan, who is seeking a second term, belongs to the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party that has governed the country since it gained independence in 1961.

Voting officially began at 7 a.m. local time and was scheduled to end at 4 p.m. (1300 GMT), after which vote tallying will begin. Preliminary results were ex

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