Tanzania
Defiant Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu appears in court
Tanzania's main opposition leader Tundu Lissu has appeared in court for the first time since his arrest on treason charges last month, telling his supporters not to fear.He raised...
Kenya’s ex-justice minister ‘detained’ in Tanzania
Leading Kenyan lawyer and the country's former Justice Minister Martha Karua says she has been detained in Tanzania after flying in for the court appearance of opposition leader Tundu...
Tanzania’s main opposition party banned from election
Tanzania's main opposition party has been barred from participating in this year's election, days after its leader was charged with treason.Ramadhani Kailima, director of elections at the Independent National...
Tanzania’s opposition leader charged with treason
Tanzania's opposition leader Tundu Lissu has been charged with treason a day after he was arrested following a rally he held in the south of the country.The charge is...
Tanzania arrests prominent opposition leader after calling for electoral reforms at rally
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) — Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu was in custody on Thursday after being arrested by police at a rally ahead of planned general elections...
‘Grave robbers took my daughter’s cross and my mother’s – twice’
Grave after grave after grave in this cemetery in the eastern Tanzanian city of Morogoro has been vandalised.In some, there is a gap where a metal crucifix once stood,...
‘I have been saved’: Kidnapped Tanzanian activist found hours later
Prominent Tanzanian activist Maria Sarungi Tsehai who was abducted by armed men in Kenya said she has been released, hours after the incident.Amnesty International Kenya spokesperson Roland Ebole told...
Tanzania’s fuel revolution slowed down by lack of filling stations
A revolution in vehicle fuel is gaining momentum in Tanzania, but a lack of filling stations means it is stuck in second gear.Like Nigeria and some other countries on...
Tanzania opposition youth leader abducted from bus station
Abdul Nondo has been campaigning in the west of the country before travelling to Dar es Salaam [ACT Wazalendo]Police in Tanzania are investigating the reported kidnapping of opposition youth...
Gang rapists sentenced to life in Tanzania prison
A court in Tanzania's capital has sentenced four men to life imprisonment for the gang rape and sodomy of a girl under the age of 18 in a case...
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