“Does that lion have a name?” asked President Samia. "If not, name him Tundu Lissu.” Mr Lissu is the leader of the main opposition party Chadema. He was arrested earlier this year for ...

Tanzanian police have arrested prominent politician Tundu Lissu and two other opposition Chadema officials, the party has ...

Senior leaders of Tanzania's main opposition Chadema party - including its chairman Freeman Mbowe and his deputy Tundu Lissu - have been released on bail, after they were detained ahead of a youth ...

Lissu on Sunday vowed that the youth event would go ahead as planned. "President Samia, don't bring Magufuli's strange ways," he said on X. "This is not a time to stay silent, be afraid, or just talk.

Tanzania's leading opposition Chadema party figure Tundu Lissu. [AFP] Tanzanian police have arrested leading opposition Chadema party figure Tundu Lissu and other leaders, a Chadema official said.

President Samia Suluhu Hassan surprised many by naming a lion at the Kizimkazi Festival after opposition leader Tundu Lissu, ...

Tanzanian police have arrested prominent politician Tundu Lissu and four other opposition officials, the Chadema party has said. It said three politicians, including Mr Lissu, were detained on ...