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Tanzanian prelate decried post-election violence

November 11, 2025

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CWN Editor's Note: Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Rwa’ichi of Dar es Salaam condemned the violence that broke out after general elections in Tanzania.

At a November 9 Mass, celebrated for the victims of the violence—which has claimed hundreds of lives—the archbishop said that the bloodshed “does not reflect the true face of Tanzania even a little bit. It has no explanation. It is an abomination before God.”

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