Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu leaves for Belgium

By Reuters,

Tanzania’s opposition presidential candidate Tundu Lissu left the country for Belgium on Tuesday, a party spokesman said. Also Read: Tanzanian po...

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Amnesty International raises alarm over opposition politicians fleeing Tanzania

By VOA,

Human rights group Amnesty International has raised concern over the rising number of opposition politicians leaving the country in fear. Also Read...

Godbless Lema , magufuli , Tanzania , Tundu Lissu

Tanzanian politician Godbless Lema, family arrested fleeing to Kenya

By Agencies,

Tanzanian politician Godbless Lema and his family were arrested over the weekend while fleeing to Kenya. The former lawmaker who lost in the recent...

Godbless Lema , magufuli

Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu takes refuge in German ambassador’s residence

By Reuters,

Tanzanian opposition presidential candidate Tundu Lissu said on Saturday he had taken refuge at the German ambassador’s residence in the commercial ...

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Tanzania police arrest main opposition party leader ahead of protests

By Reuters,

Tanzanian police have arrested Freeman Mbowe, the leader of the main opposition party Chadema, according to Tundu Lissu, the party’s candidate in la...

Freeman Mbowe , Godbless Lema , Tanzania

Tanzania opposition rejects presidential election result, wants new vote

By Reuters,

Tanzania’s two leading opposition parties said on Saturday they would not recognise the results of a presidential election that handed incumbent Joh...

Tanzania electoral commission says Magufuli has won re-election

By Reuters,

Tanzania’s President John Magufuli was re-elected for a second, five-year term on Friday, securing a huge victory in a contest that has been dismiss...

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U.S. cites ‘credible allegations’ of fraud in Tanzanian election

By Reuters,

The United States said on Thursday there were “serious doubts” about the credibility of the Tanzanian election. The leading opposition candidat...

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Opposition candidate Tundu Lissu calls Tanzania election a ‘travesty’

By Reuters,

Tanzania’s leading opposition presidential candidate on Thursday asked countries around the world not to recognise the eventual results of an electi...

magufuli , Tanzania , Tundu Lissu

Tanzania president Magufuli aims for second term as polls open

By Reuters,

Tanzania’s president John Magufuli hopes to win another five-year term when the East African nation holds presidential and parliamentary elections o...

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Abducted Tanzanian opposition activist found beaten, dumped in village

By Reuters,

A Tanzanian opposition activist has been found beaten and unconscious at a village five days after unidentified people abducted him, stoking new fears...

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Tanzania opposition MP jailed for insulting President Magufuli

By Reuters,

A court in Tanzania sentenced two opposition leaders to five months in prison on Monday for insulting President John Magufuli, a decision likely to fu...

Opposition politician , President John Magufuli , Tanzania

Tanzanian church accuses gov’t of harming democracy

By AFP,

A Catholic church in Tanzania on Sunday accused the government of President John Magufuli of violating democratic norms by limiting freedom of express...

Catholic Church , President John Magufuli , Tanzanian Church

Tanzanian newspaper suspended for ‘insulting’ Magufuli

By Citizen Reporter,

An independent Tanzanian newspaper has been suspended for two years, a government spokesman said Tuesday, accusing the publication of sedition and end...

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Tanzanian opposition politician Lissu shot and wounded

By Citizen Reporter,

Prominent Tanzanian opposition politician Tundu Lissu, an outspoken government critic, was shot and wounded at his home in the capital on Thursday, hi...

Chadema , Dodoma , Tanzania opposition politician , Tundu Lissu