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Tanzania opposition figure Freeman Mbowe freed
He was detained for seven months on terror charges.
A Tanzanian court has freed the chairman of the main opposition party after the prosecution indicated it had no interest in pursuing charges against him.
Senegal's foreign ministry has said a Facebook post by Ukraine's embassy that called on Senegalese volunteers to enlist in the fight against Russia was illegal.
Plus, we speak to a secondary school teacher in Burundi who took the initiative to help cleaning Lake Tanganyika.
(Photo: Freeman Mbowe. Credit: Reuters)
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