Dar es Salaam, 15 November, 2025 / 10:38 pm (ACI Africa).
Members of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) have expressed solidarity with the Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC) and the people of God in the East African nation in the wake of election-related violence following the country’s disputed October 29 general elections.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, November 12 and addressed to TEC President, Bishop Wolfgang Pisa, the Chairman of AMECEA says, “I write to express our profound solidarity with you, our brothers of the Tanzania Episcopal Conference, the bereaved families, those nursing injuries, those still missing and all the people of Tanzania during this extraordinarily difficult and painful moment in your nation's history.”
“The recent tragic events following the General Elections on October 29th, 2025, have deeply grieved us all. These events, which triggered days of violent protests and have resulted in the loss of precious lives, numerous injuries, and widespread suffering, have deeply grieved us all,” Bishop Charles Sampa Kasonde says.
Bishop Kasonde says that the Catholic Church leaders in the nine AMECEA countries “stand with you in mourning those who have died, and we commend their souls to the infinite mercy and loving embrace of Almighty God.”
“We journey with you in prayers for those who continue to recover from their injuries—both physical and emotional. Our thoughts and prayers extend equally to all who have been traumatized by these tragic events, that they may find peace and hope in the midst of their suffering,” the Local Ordinary of Zambia’s Solwezi Catholic Diocese further says.
