Tundu Lissu was acquitted of treason charges but imprisoned nonetheless in a trial that rights groups said was meant to silence opposition to Tanzania’s government.
November 6, 2026 at 4:44 p.m. EST5 minutes ago
Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu at the high court in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Friday. (Emmanuel Herman/Reuters)
Tanzania’s main opposition leader, Tundu Lissu, 58, has been sentenced to serve four years in prison for “incitement,” over a statement he made in the run-up to last year’s election. He was acquitted of a treason charge.
