Tanzania

The New Guard
Nigeria, Morocco, Tanzania

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

NigeriaHadiza Bala Usman, Tinubu's indispensable confidant

MoroccoMajda Lakhfif, the kingdom's unofficial ambassador to Paris business school

TanzaniaNeema Mduma, cultivating AI just for farmers' needs

The New Guard
Tanzania, Rwanda, Morocco

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

TanzaniaNancy Iraba, the marine scientist who serves up seaweed

RwandaIsrael Bimpe, helping provide public services in a click

MoroccoSimohamed Azzouz, taking up the challenge of optimal irrigation

The New Guard
Ivory Coast, Tanzania, Central African Republic

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

Ivory CoastLionel Kili, key figure in France's Ivorian diaspora

TanzaniaSalma Iddy, environmentalist championing women entrepreneurs

CARMarius Aristide Hoja Nzessioué, Touadéra's man at the UN

Frustrated miners hope to influence tax legislation

Two juniors, which are developing nickel and graphite projects with the support of the Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP for one, and the South Korean metallurgist Posco for the other, are completing financing to be able to start production.

Increasing delays and costs for TotalEnergies' EACOP project

Installing the East African Crude Oil Pipeline is taking longer than expected, and the joint agreement setting out the financial commitments of each of the partners in the project is still outstanding.

Mission 300 electricity summit hit by geopolitical turmoil

African leaders and their partners reaffirmed their commitment at a summit last week to bring electricity to an extra 300 million people, with almost $50bn committed to the cause. But Donald Trump's freeze on US aid and shifting African power blocs brought a wind of uncertainty to the event.

Arbitration dispute for $500m starts between Tanzania and Mauritian firm Aqua Power

Aqua Power and Catalysis Capital have accused the Tanzanian authorities of blocking the operations of a gas-fired power station built in 2016 by their local subsidiary.

From Ethiopia to Tanzania, the common electricity market sparks envy

The 13 Eastern Africa Power Pool countries have said they want to agree on common rules for trading electricity from this year onwards. Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda are already planning to reap the benefits of their energy exports.

Djibouti eyes East African models for Addis Ababa corridor

Freight forwarders and transport companies will be meeting the heads of corridor management authorities during a study tour from 26 January to 2 February in Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda.

The backstory of African Nations Championship postponement

The adjournment of the tournament follows an urgent vote within the competition's organising committee on the eve of the draw. Several football associations will welcome the development.

TotalEnergies heads to Dar es Salaam and Kampala in last-ditch bid to clinch EACOP finance deal

For months, the French oil major has been tussling with its Ugandan and Tanzanian partners over the financing of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline. Its head of exploration and production has been dispatched to find a compromise by 19 December.

Gemen and CHICO land World Bank bridge contracts

The World Bank is still making substantial payments to construction firms as part of the $550m Tanzania Transport Integration Project.