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Tanzanian opposition stalwart Tundu Lissu reacts to supporters upon his return after about five years in exile, at the Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam on January 25, 2023. [AFP]
The leaders of Tanzania's main opposition party Chadema have been released on bail, a party spokesman said on Tuesday, after they were detained ahead of a youth day rally.
As many as 520 people were arrested across the country, according to a police statement overnight, before a banned rally on Monday that had been expected to draw thousands of young people in the southwestern city of Mbeya.
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