The Canada Brief

World · 6 d ago

Tanzania's jailed opposition leader Tundu Lissu ends a hunger strike

Lissu stopped refusing food after prison authorities let him meet privately with his lawyers, his lawyer said. The prisons service denied he was on hunger strike.

Nov

6

Friday

Tanzania

Lissu has pleaded not guilty to treason, and a judgement is due on Nov 6.

Government inquiry

At least 518

CHADEMA

About 2,000

The government's inquiry found at least 518 people were killed in violence after last year's election, while the opposition says about 2,000.