According to opposition leaders in Tanzania, as many as 700 people have reportedly been killed after taking to the streets to protest this week’s presidential election, which saw the increasingly authoritarian incumbent, President Samia Suluhu Hassan, run unopposed for another term after her main challengers were jailed or barred from standing.

Some reports allege that President Samia Suluhu Hassan has fled the State House amid the unrest.

 Channel Africa Reporter Nhlanhla Manhlangu, who was in Tanzania during the protests, shared her experience with Tsepiso Makwetla after returning to South Africa. Later, democracy and elections expert Professor Kealeboga Maphunye joined the discussion.