Bloomberg Three years after he survived an assassination attempt, Tanzania’s main opposition chose Tundu Lissu as its candidate to run for president. The 52-year-old human-rights lawyer will run against John Magufuli, who’s seeking a second term after five years in power that critics say has been marred by a crackdown on civil liberties and political dissent. While Magufuli is expected ...

Bloomberg Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov is considering stepping down after a month of anti-corruption protests but wants to keep his governing coalition intact until its term expires next year. Borissov, who’s resigned twice before in on-and-off stints as prime minister over the past decade, said he’ll discuss his possible withdrawal with coalition partners to preserve the government. Still, Bulgaria ...

Bloomberg China’s banks need about $500 billion in fresh liquidity this month to roll over existing debt and buy government bonds, complicating the People’s Bank of China’s efforts to exit crisis measures. Monetary policy makers have been signalling for weeks that abundant funding made available to tide the world’s second-largest economy through the coronavirus slump will soon be reined in, ...