By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
Tanzanian opposition figure Tundu Lissu, detained for a year and a half, is threatening to begin a hunger strike to protest against his detention conditions. Aged 58 and facing charges for calling for electoral reform, he faces the death penalty, Le Monde reports.
John Pambalu, an official with Tanzania’s opposition Chadema party, has been charged with treason, an offence punishable by death. He is accused of seeking to mobilise the public against the 2025 election, while Chadema denounces a crackdown on opponents after the vote, the AFP reports.
🇹🇿 Tanzania · Source: Ghanaiantimes ·
Azam FC beat ZED FC 1-0 in Dar es Salaam, thanks to a goal from Nado in the 65th minute, in the second leg of the second preliminary round of the CAF Confederation Cup. The Tanzanian club qualified after a 1-1 first-leg draw in Egypt, Africatopsports reports.
🇹🇿 Tanzania · Source: Africatopsports ·
Tanzanian champions Young Africans beat Madagascar’s CFFA 4-0 in the first leg of the second preliminary round of the CAF Champions League. The Tanzanian club will host its opponent on 21 October with a substantial lead to defend, reports Beninwebtv.
🇹🇿 Tanzania · Source: Beninwebtv ·
Gabon’s High Authority of Communication decided to lift the suspension of social media, imposed on 17 February 2026. The measure ends an interruption that had lasted about eight months, according to a statement from the authority reported by Gabonactu.
🇬🇦 Gabon · Source: Gabonactu ·
Yanga sacks coach Manqoba Mngqithi and physical trainerTanzanian club Young Africans (Yanga) has sacked its coach Manqoba Mngqithi and physical trainer Mokaila. The information was reported by The Citizen, which gives no further details on the reasons for the decision.
Kenyan inspector arrested over murders of two prominent figuresKenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations arrested police inspector Kenneth Kipkemboi Sang in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County. He is suspected of coordinating the murders of lawyer Mathew Kyalo Mbobu and doctor Victoria Nthunya Mutiso, killed a year apart, according to Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations.The week in Africa
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