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Backdrop to former PM Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni's release

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Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni, then prime minister under Évariste Ndayishimiye, in Gitega on 26 June 2020.
Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni, then prime minister under Évariste Ndayishimiye, in Gitega on 26 June 2020. © Tchandrou Nitanga / AFP

The head of state's former rival has regained a highly restricted form of freedom, thanks to Tanzania's ruling party, which he has close ties with. Évariste Ndayishimiye is seeking to calm divisions in his party and broaden support in the run-up to next year's elections.

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