
Tanzania’s Top Court Frees Opposition Party CHADEMA After 309-Day Ban
Tanzania’s Court of Appeal overturns a controversial injunction against opposition party CHADEMA due to procedural flaws, immediately restoring its political rights.

Tanzania’s Court of Appeal overturns a controversial injunction against opposition party CHADEMA due to procedural flaws, immediately restoring its political rights.

A postmortem examination is underway at Lumumba Government Hospital by doctors and forensic specialists. Joseph McCann is in police custody and is being actively interrogated as part of the investigation.

Two Tanzanian radio journalists were seized from their studio following a debate on whether MPs should think more deeply before backing new taxes.

The Songo Songo gas field passes to local-led buyers, but even Taifa’s chairman calls for “clearer frameworks”—a quiet nod to the doubts that drove Orca away.

At Tanzania’s Nyerere literary awards, the Kenyan writer and former dissident rejected literary ornament and demanded Kiswahili replace colonial languages in schools.

Police say the American influencer died by suicide after a resort dispute, but her family questions the finding as online scrutiny grows.

In a strongly worded statement delivered on Friday, April 10, 2026, the party accused the government of undermining democracy and manipulating the electoral process, warning that the country’s political future is at risk.

Tanzania’s opposition party launches a coordinated campaign for the immediate release of its leader, as the treason trial stalls and the party faces political suspension

In a joint press statement, Tanzania’s governance stakeholders demanded that the commission urgently finalise and publish a credible report.

The envoy is expected to meet a broad spectrum of stakeholders, including government officials, civil society representatives, and political parties.