Prominent government critics across Africa are facing treason charges. It’s often to silence them

CAPE TOWN: Veteran Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu was acquitted of treason on Friday but sentenced to four years in prison for inciting others to disrupt last year’s elections. The 58-year-old Lissu had faced the death penalty on the treason charge. His case mirrors others in Africa where opposition leaders and other critics have been charged with treason or similar…