A coalition of African civil society organizations, under the Jumuiya Ni Yetu movement and the Pan-African Solidarity Collective, has accused Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan of presiding over a "state-engineered massacre." They allege more than 3,000 people have been killed and thousands are missing due to crackdowns on dissent.

• More than 40 civil society organizations from across Africa have endorsed the statement, demanding President Suluhu's immediate resignation and prosecution for crimes against humanity.
• The groups claim security forces have been "storming homes, dragging citizens out, and shooting them on their doorsteps" for protesting alleged sham elections or tightening authoritarian rule, with the youngest victim being a one-year-old child.
• Allegations include the secret digging of mass graves in regions like Arusha and Dar es Salaam, and that hospitals received orders to "maliza" (kill) critical patients with gunshot wounds, potentially accounting for at least 2,000 missing bodies.
• The coalition called on the African Union (AU) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to intervene, initiate an independent fact-finding mission, and convene an emergency Peace and Security Council meeting.
• They describe the situation as a "humanitarian catastrophe" and demand an immediate political transition to an interim government for reforms and credible elections.