Dar es salaam: Tanzanian civil servants began working remotely on Thursday following a security warning in Dar es Salaam, after tensions rose amid the Oct. 29 election.

According to Anadolu Agency, Gerson Msigwa, a government spokesperson, announced via Instagram that all public servants, except those required to be at their work stations, should work from home on October 30, 2025. This directive followed a security alert and a curfew issued by police to residents of Dar es Salaam, the largest city in the East African nation.

The statement also encouraged private sector employers to allow employees to work from home and advised citizens without essential reasons to stay indoors. The decision came after protests erupted during Tanzania's general election on Wednesday, where citizens voted for a president, 264 National Assembly members, and local councilors amid complaints about a lack of meaningful competition.

Global internet watchdog Netblocks confirmed a nationwide internet disruption, citing live network data that validated reports of a digital blackout. This election marks the first for Tanzania's first female president, Samia Suluhu Hassan, since she assumed office in 2021 following the death of her predecessor, John Magufuli.

In a controversial move, the leading opposition party CHADEMA was disqualified from this year's election after failing to sign the electoral code of conduct by the required deadline. Its chairman, Tundu Lissu, was jailed in April on treason charges, which he denies. His arrest followed an opposition campaign titled 'no reforms, no election.'

In late August, Tanzania's electoral commission rejected the candidacy of opposition presidential candidate Luhaga Mpina from the Alliance for Change and Transparency (ACT Wazalendo), the country's third-largest political party, after a complaint alleged the party breached its own nomination procedures.