Two US Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Ted Cruz introduce a BIPARTISAN bill to review U.S.-Tanzania ties after election violence

[McLaren]

Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Ted Cruz unveiled the Reassessing the United States-Tanzania Bilateral Relationship Act on May 19, directing a 90-day State Department review of diplomatic, security, and economic ties amid Tanzania's democratic backsliding.

The bill responds to the October 2025 election, where President Samia Suluhu Hassan claimed 97.66% of the vote after barring opposition leaders like imprisoned Tundu Lissu, sparking protests crushed by deadly force that killed at least 518 per a government report.

It calls for sanctions, aid suspension, and reforms until political prisoners are freed, drawing gratitude from opposition voices while pro-government supporters decry it as overreach

 

[Pulchra Animo]

Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Ted Cruz unveiled the Reassessing the United States-Tanzania Bilateral Relationship Act on May 19, directing a 90-day State Department review of diplomatic, security, and economic ties amid Tanzania's democratic backsliding.

The bill responds to the October 2025 election, where President Samia Suluhu Hassan claimed 97.66% of the vote after barring opposition leaders like imprisoned Tundu Lissu, sparking protests crushed by deadly force that killed at least 518 per a government report.

It calls for sanctions, aid suspension, and reforms until political prisoners are freed, drawing gratitude from opposition voices while pro-government supporters decry it as overreach

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There’s no getting away with murder this time around!

 

[Hamatan]

May the power of the Lord be with these Senators and all those standing with Tanzanians who have been betrayed by dictator rulers who converted to murderers of Tanzanians.