The party's deputy chairman, Tundu Lissu, front, and supporters of Tanzania's main opposition party, CHADEMA, protest in Dar ...

Tanzania's main opposition party on Tuesday declared its disqualification from upcoming national polls was unconstitutional, only a week after its leader was detained and charged with treason.

Last week, the authorities in Tanzania arrested opposition presidential candidate Tundu Lissu on fabricated charges, then used his party’s calls for electoral reform to disqualify it from ...

Party leader Tundu Lissu, who survived being shot 16 times in 2017, was charged with treason last week over what prosecutors said was a speech calling on the public to launch a rebellion ...

Tanzania's main opposition, CHADEMA, plans to challenge a ban blocking the party from the upcoming October general elections. Observers say the ban could derail the country on its democratic journey.

Tanzania's main opposition party, CHADEMA, claims their disqualification from the upcoming elections is unconstitutional, following their leader's arrest for treason. The Independent National ...