Tanzanian MP Sentenced For Insulting the President
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Tanzanian opposition MP Joseph Mbilinyi, and another local opposition leader, have been handed five-month prison sentences after being found guilty of defaming President John Magufuli.
Plus amid the ongoing unrest in the Democratic Repbublic of Congo, millions are made homeless in Ituri province in the east of the country.
And what are the important issues for people in Sierra Leone ahead of the general election on 7 March?
(Image: Tanzania's President John Magufuli. Credit: Getty Images)
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