Tanzania court jails opposition leader for incitement, lifts treason charge

• Dismissal of treason charge means Tundu Lissu avoids threat of death penalty in a trial that has drawn international condemnation.
• A Tanzanian court has jailed opposition leader Tundu Lissu for four years on a charge of incitement.
• The ruling was handed down on Friday in a trial closely watched internationally, during which the court dismissed a charge of treason that carried the threat of a death sentence.