Tundu Lissu lists 6 conditions for his return from exile The Citizen Tanzania’s exiled opposition leader Tundu Lissu has issued a set of demands to be met before he sets foot back in the country, indicating an existing mistrust with the government. Mr Lissu, who ran against late President Joseph Magufuli and came a distant second in last year’s polls, says the case surrounding his assassination attempt should be dealt with. The Chadema vice chairman (Mainland) demanded the government’s assurance on his security, the release of political prisoners jailed during Magufuli’s time and the return of the car he was riding in when gunmen sprayed it with 16 bullets in Dodoma in 2017. The former Singida East lawmaker survived an attempt on his life, recovering in hospitals in Kenya and Belgium for months. The police have never arrested or prosecuted anyone relating to the incident. He returned to Tanzania last year to run for President but was met with frequent bans
The East African
Monday January 25 2021
In this file photograph taken on August 29, 2020, Tanzania s President John Magufuli speaks during the official launch of the party s campaign for the October 2020 general election at Jamhuri stadium in Dodoma.
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Encouraged by some successful peers, hundreds of Ethiopian migrants take dangerous routes across several African countries every year in their dream to reach South Africa for work.
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According to diplomatic sources who spoke to the
Nation, Mr Magufuli s pardon came after his meeting earlier on Monday with his Ethiopian counterpart Sahle-Work Zewde, who is on an official tour of Tanzania. Ethiopians can go home today if they want to, he said, adding there were no conditions for the release of the foreigners who lacked proper travel documents.