US ‘Alarmed’ at Annulment of Zanzibar Election

The U.S. embassy in Tanzania said it is "gravely alarmed" at the recent annulment of the Zanzibar presidential election. Semi-autonomous Zanzibar has its own government, but its votes count in Tanzania's national presidential election, which was held October 25.  The embassy said late Wednesday that the Zanzibar action nullified "an orderly and peaceful election," as observed by officials from the U.S., the European Union, the Commonwealth, and the Southern...

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