NAIROBI — A Tanzanian court dropped terrorism-related charges on Friday against opposition leader Freeman Mbowe and three co-accused and ordered their release, their lawyer said. Mbowe, who is ...

Main opposition says Chadema chairman Freeman Mbowe and 15 other arrested members will be charged with ‘terrorism’.

Tanzania's main opposition party CHADEMA's chairman Freeman Mbowe is detained by Tanzania police during the protests to condemn a series of kidnappings and murders within the Magomeni area of Dar ...

Who is Freeman Mbowe? Prior to entering party politics in 1992, Mbowe was a businessman. He also worked at the Central Bank of Tanzania.

Those freed late Monday without any charges include Chadema party Chairman Freeman Mbowe and his deputy Tundu Lissu, according to Commissioner of Police Awadh Haji.

Freeman Mbowe was detained, along with two other Chadema leaders, for planning violent protests, police said.

Freeman Mbowe, was detained by police on Friday, his Chadema party said, after officers dispersed an opposition rally with tear gas just days before local elections.

The leaders of Tanzania's main opposition party, Freeman Mbowe and Tundu Lissu, were released on bail late Monday, the Party for Democracy and Progress, commonly known as Chadema, said on social ...

One of Tanzania's most prominent opposition figures has been arrested. Freeman Mbowe, the Chadema party chairman, and other opposition leaders have been detained in south-western Tanzania.

Chadema will persevere because the party has MPs with the capacity and confidence," declared the Chadema chairman, Mr Freeman Mbowe. He is also leader of the opposition camp in the august House.

Freeman Mbowe was detained, along with two other Chadema leaders, for planning violent protests, police said.