The electoral commission said President Samia Suluhu Hassan received nearly 98 per cent of the vote. Photo: AP PHOTO

Tanzania is seeking to arrest senior opposition figures it blames for deadly protests that swept the country during last week's presidential and parliamentary elections.

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The main opposition party, CHADEMA, and some human rights activists say security forces killed more than 1000 people.

The government has called those numbers exaggerated without offering its own death toll.

Police on Saturday listed 10 people who are wanted in connection with their investigation of

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