“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 ...

"Name it after my son Tundu Lissu," she suggested to laughter, playing off her popular nickname "Mama Samia" and opposition politician Tundu Lissu. On Sunday, Ms. Hassan further compared the ...

Arkistokuva. Kuva: Rauli Lehto / Vaasan kaupunki Merja Siirilä 16.9. 15:17 Saksanpaimenkoira Lissu on työskennellyt myös tänä kesänä aktiivisesti karkottaessaan hanhia Vaasan rannoilta ja puistoista.

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

Last month senior Chadema leaders, Mr Mbowe and his deputy Tundu Lissu, were arrested after they attempted to hold a youth rally. Police banned the rally, saying it was intended to cause violence.

The incident comes less than a month after Mbowe, his deputy Tundu Lissu and other Chadema leaders were briefly detained in a mass roundup that raised concerns about the shrinking democratic space ...

President Samia Suluhu Hassan surprised many by naming a lion at the Kizimkazi Festival after opposition leader Tundu Lissu, likening the lion's feistiness to Lissu's character Suluhu’s decision drew ...