Tanzania opposition says vice-chairman charged with 'terrorism'

Newly elected chairman of Tanzania's main opposition party Chadema, Tundu Lissu (3rd L), gestures alongside outgoing chairman Freeman Mbowe (3rd R) and other senior party members during the party's general assembly in Dar es Salaam, on January 22, 2025. [AFP]

Tanzania's main opposition party said its vice-chairman had been charged with terrorism, days after post-election violence shook the country with reports of potentially hundreds dead.

President Samia Suluhu Hassan won the October 29 poll with 98 percent of the vote, according to the electoral commission, but the opposition branded the election a "sham".