Tanzania opposition names presidential candidate who survived shooting

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A politician who survived being shot 16 times in an apparent assassination attempt will challenge Tanzania’s president in October elections, his party said as rights groups voiced concern about increasing repression ahead of the polls.

Tundu Lissu (above), who clinched the nomination for the leading opposition Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA party, is a fierce critic of President John Magufuli.