The closure of Dar es Salaam's port in Tanzania  amid election unrest hit Malawi hard as inbound trucks were unable to enter the country for several days.  The Malawi–Tanzania border crossings at Songwe and Kasumulu were shut as protesters and police clashed in the days surrounding the  October 29 polls . Mobs ransacked Tanzanian government buildings, destroyed customs offices and disrupted communication networks in Songwe. According to the Transporters Association of Malawi, the unrest