Chadema has grown into a dominant opposition party with formidable strength, making it a target of the government.

Mbowe had just arrived in a small vehicle and began addressing the media when police intervened to arrest him.

Tanzanian opposition leaders Freeman Mbowe and Tundu Lissu have been released on bail after being arrested ahead of a protest ...

NAIROBI (Reuters) -Tanzanian police arrested three opposition leaders again on Monday, their party and police said, to stop ...

Despite an official ban, the opposition Chadema party had vowed to go ahead with the rally over the alleged kidnapping and ...

NAIROBI (Reuters) -Tanzanian police arrested three opposition leaders again on Monday, their party and police said, to stop ...

Tanzanian police have blocked opposition leaders' homes to prevent protests against alleged killings and abductions of ...

Two leaders of Tanzania's main opposition Chadema party are among 14 members who were briefly detained on Monday, as police ...

Among those detained were Tundu Lissu, the 2020 presidential candidate for the opposition party, Chadema, and Freeman Mbowe, the party’s chairman. A police statement said they and a dozen others ...

But concern is growing that Tanzania is sliding back to the era of her autocratic predecessor, John Magufuli. In the span of ...

Tanzanian police arrested more than 50 people ahead of a planned demonstration against recent abductions and killings in the country.

The main opposition party CHADEMA's chairman Freeman Mbowe was detained on the street, while his deputy Tundu Lissu was taken from his home amid plans to demonstrate against alleged killings and ...