Majaliwa, 64, had earlier said he would defend his seat for a fourth term but made a surprise announcement on Wednesday, ...

Mr Lissu is facing two separate criminal cases before the Kisutu Resident Magistrate’s Court in Dar es Salaam: treason and ...

Record numbers of CCM hopefuls have forced Tanzania’s ruling party to extend its ...

HOURS after the opposition party CHADEMA released a public statement alleging a plot to poison its chairman, Tundu Lissu, ...

The main opposition leader in Tanzania has been granted permission to represent himself in his treason trial after being denied the right to meet his lawyers in private. Tundu Lissu was arrested ...

Kenya has been hit by a recent wave of repression, tarnishing its reputation as a beacon of democracy in East Africa. Critics ...

CHADEMA national chairman and Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu represented himself in court on Monday, June 16 Lissu, who was charged with treason, lauded his lawyers for their endless ...

Opposition leader Tundu Lissu has been granted the right to represent himself in a high-profile treason trial after Tanzanian prison authorities repeatedly blocked private meetings with his legal ...

CAPTION CORRECTS THE SPELLING - Tanzania's main opposition leader Tundu Lissu, centre, gestures as he arrive at Kisutu magistrate's court in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Monday, May 19, 2025.

Tanzania's main opposition leader Tundu Lissu, holds up a proposed constitutional document at Kisutu magistrate's court in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Monday, May 19, 2025.

Tanzania's main opposition leader Tundu Lissu, holds up a proposed constitutional document at Kisutu magistrate's court in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Monday, May 19, 2025.