🇹🇿 Tanzania awaits High Court ruling in Tundu Lissu treason case

Tanzania’s High Court is nearing a decision in the treason case against Tundu Lissu, chairperson of Chadema, the country’s largest opposition party. A ruling could result in a prison sentence, a mandatory death penalty if he is convicted of treason, or an acquittal for lack of evidence. Lissu attended a hearing in Dar es Salaam on 21 August 2026 on whether he had a case to answer.

The case has drawn nationwide attention as it approaches closure. President Samia Suluhu Hassan remains in office as the proceedings continue.

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