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Police arrest 8 of Tanzania's main opposition figures ahead of planned protests
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police arrested Tanzania's most prominent opposition figures Monday whose party has called for protests against what it says is a crackdown targeting its supporters. Hundreds of backers of the country’s main opposition party, CHADEMA, were arrested last...
A Tanzanian opposition official is found dead with signs of beating and acid attack
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Tanzania's most prominent opposition party says an official who went missing last week has been found dead with signs of beatings and acid poured on his face. President Samia Suluhu Hassan, who has loosened past restrictions on the opposition in the East...
US rights watchdog cites "a climate of fear" in Uganda oil development project
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Oil activities on the shores of Uganda’s Lake Albert have triggered widespread suffering among locals facing forced displacement and other violent abuses, a U.S. climate watchdog said Monday. The report by Climate Rights International says banks and...
