Tanzania Court Acquits Opposition Leader Tundu Lissu of Treason but Convicts Him of Incitement

A High Court panel in Dar es Salaam acquitted Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu of treason, which can carry the death penalty, but convicted him of incitement. Prosecutors had accused him of remarks intended to incite the public to disrupt the vote. Lissu, 58, has been in custody since April 2025 and has leave to appeal.