Tundu Lissu on F24: Tanzania opposition leader vows to keep fighting
08 December 2020 |
6:47 am
Tundu Lissu, the Tanzanian opposition leader who fled to Belgium after losing last month's election to President John Magufuli, calls for the international community to slap sanctions on Magufuli's administration. He was speaking to our Brussels correspondent Alix Le Bourdon. But first: Ethiopia's army launches a final offensive against the capital of the northern region at war with the federal government. A 72-hour deadline for surrender issued to Tigray ran out on Wednesday and the conflict looks set to escalate.
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