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Tanzania

Race is on to build and run Kakono dam

The Tanzanian national energy company TANESCO has launched a call for tenders for the construction, administration and surveillance of the future 87.8KW Kakono power plant, billed at over $300m.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 08.06.2023

Zambia, Tanzania and DRC prepare for tough negotiations on TAZARA train line

Chinese Ambassador to Zambia Yang Youming delivers a speech during the launch of Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) exhibition at the Lusaka National Museum, on 3 November 2017. © Peng Lijun/Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP

Free access Infrastructure 06.06.2023

World Bank's plan to boost connectivity in the Horn

This month, the World Bank approved a $172m grant aimed at improving internet access in South Sudan and Somalia.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 31.05.2023

Western Sahara question looms large over Morocco-Tanzania relations

Having long backed the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Tanzania has in recent months been courted on multiple fronts by Morocco. Algeria, meanwhile, is not sitting on its hands.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 30.05.2023

Kenya fears losing key regional tea-trading role

Workers receive sacks of tea leaves at the Kagwe tea factory in Githunguri, 30 km from Nairobi, 6 January 2012. © Thomas Mukoya/Reuters

Subscribers only Commodity traders 24.05.2023

World Bank releases $300m to support Samia's agriculture project

Earlier this month the World Bank's board of directors approved a five-year, $300m financing package to boost Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan's agricultural transformation programme

Subscribers only Finance 23.05.2023

Opposition parties pressure Samia to scrap Magufuli's repressive legacy

Tanzania's main opposition parties, stymied by six years of John Magufuli's authoritarian rule, are calling on his successor to speed up the reopening of the country. ACT Wazalendo and Chadema are competing to become the leading opposition force, but they also see themselves as potential allies.

Subscribers only Politics 22.05.2023

Samia Suluhu Hassan shakes hands with Chadema opposition party president Freeman Mbowe, March 2022.

Under fire over Tilenga and EACOP, TotalEnergies gives staff FAQ responses to awkward questions

TotalEnergies has sent its employees recommended answers to awkward questions they may face during dinners with friends and family, particularly with regard to projects in Tanzania and Uganda.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 22.05.2023

AD Ports, Adani and DP World vie for Dar port contract

By July, the Tanzanian authorities are due to announce which companies have won the double tender call to run the country's biggest port. Several major players are in the running.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 19.05.2023

View of the Dar es Salaam Port in Tanzania on 9 April 2020.

Lobbying grows for Samia Suluhu to be awarded Nobel Peace Prize

The Paris-based pan-African NGO Waraba is campaigning for Tanzanian president [...]

Subscribers only Politics 17.05.2023

Spotlight
Tshisekedi wants slice of planned Ugandan crude oil pipeline pie, TotalEnergies sceptical

The president of DRC is pushing for his country to have a stake in the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) through which Uganda's plans to export via Tanzania, despite the fact no crude oil has been discovered on the Congolese side of Lake Albert.

Subscribers only Energy, Politics, Diplomacy 16.05.2023

President of Democratic Republic of Congo Felix Tshisekedi shakes hands with Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni in Entebbe, Uganda, on the 9th of November 2019.

Gold rush on Juma Island

Juma Island, located in the south of Lake Victoria off the coast of Mwanza, Tanzania's second largest city, is attracting increasing interest from gold mining companies. B&G Company Limited has started initial prospecting there.

Subscribers only Mining 16.05.2023

Two years into office, Samia loosens predecessor's iron fist, but at her own pace

The president may have turned the page on some of John Magufuli's most authoritarian traits, but she has yet to bow to opposition demands to repeal certain controversial laws. The course has been set, but Samia is dictating the tempo.

Subscribers only Politics 10.05.2023

Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan the 15th of April 2022, in Washington, DC.

Media organisations make a cautious comeback under Samia Suluhu Hassan

The Tanzanian president is little by little relaxing restrictions on the country's media, which faced constant persecution under her predecessor, John Magufuli. She has not yet revoked the restrictive laws introduced by the previous administration, however.

Subscribers only Politics 08.05.2023

President Samia Suluhu Hassan speaks after the swearing-in ceremony in March 2021.

UN special envoy for Horn to address Security Council on Sudan

The United Nations special envoy for the Horn of Africa, Hannah Tetteh, is due to address the UN security council on 9 May. The Ghananian diplomat is expected to talk extensively about the crisis in Sudan.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.05.2023

Samia breaks up vast Bagamoyo project to attract more investment

To avoid being overly dependent on a single partner, the Tanzanian president has decided to divide the scheme to build a major port in Bagamoyo into different tranches.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 02.05.2023

East African Community struggles to fulfill its potential

The East African Community is currently considering Somalia's application to join the regional bloc, even though it has yet to finalise DR Congo and South Sudan's membership. The regional mechanisms already in place are showing the limits of their effectiveness.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 25.04.2023

Ruto wants to place Kenya at heart of future Cape-to-Cairo free trade zone

The Kenyan president has proposed that his country host the headquarters of the proposed Tripartite Free Trade Area, which, once three more states ratify a deal struck in 2015, will group 29 African countries.

Subscribers only Business 24.04.2023

President Samia already gearing up for 2025 poll

Samia Suluhu Hassan is laying the campaign groundwork two years before Tanzania goes to the polls to choose its next head of state. She knows she needs time to win over supporters of her two predecessors.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics 19.04.2023

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan in Dar es Salaam, 30 March 2023.

Adam Smith consultancy to tackle border insecurity in Horn

London has asked the British consulting firm to help develop a strategy to improve border security in the Horn of Africa. This is part of the Foreign Office's new strategy to extend its influence on the continent.

Subscribers only Defence 30.03.2023

Inner circles
Army supports Suluhu's military diplomacy drive

The Tanzanian army is participating in Dodoma's geopolitical realignment, diversifying its suppliers by turning away from China and looking to the Middle East and the West, as well as stepping up deployments in African trouble spots.

Free access Defence, Diplomacy 17.03.2023

Tanzania's president Samia Suluhu Hassan at the 60th anniversary of independence ceremony in Dar es Salaam in 2021.

Gitega-Uvinza rail link on Suluhu and Ndayishimiye's agenda

On 1 March, the governments of Tanzania and Burundi launched a call for expressions of interest to select a provider to design a rail link between the two countries.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 09.03.2023

Somaliland conflict takes a regional turn

Somaliland, long seen as a haven of stability in a troubled region, is facing increasing unrest as fighting continues around the town of Las Anod between the breakaway province's army and militias loyal to Somalia and backed by al-Shabaab fighters.

Subscribers only Defence 08.03.2023

Magafuli's bridge slips further behind schedule

Construction work by Chinese state-owned firms on a bridge that was one of the major projects of the late president is running increasingly behind schedule following thefts and acts of vandalism. Its inauguration may be delayed by a full year.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 23.02.2023

Plot thickens in Helin International money laundering investigation

In a case involving allegedly misappropriated funds from the wealth management fund being investigated in several jurisdictions, it has emerged that Russian-Swiss investor Aleksei Korotaev recently attempted to capture assets from these Helin International accounts, despite being scrutinised by US investigators.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 20.02.2023

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Tanzania

Race is on to build and run Kakono dam

Zambia, Tanzania and DRC prepare for tough negotiations on TAZARA train line

World Bank's plan to boost connectivity in the Horn

Western Sahara question looms large over Morocco-Tanzania relations

Kenya fears losing key regional tea-trading role

World Bank releases $300m to support Samia's agriculture project

Opposition parties pressure Samia to scrap Magufuli's repressive legacy

Under fire over Tilenga and EACOP, TotalEnergies gives staff FAQ responses to awkward questions

AD Ports, Adani and DP World vie for Dar port contract

Lobbying grows for Samia Suluhu to be awarded Nobel Peace Prize

Spotlight
Tshisekedi wants slice of planned Ugandan crude oil pipeline pie, TotalEnergies sceptical

Gold rush on Juma Island

Two years into office, Samia loosens predecessor's iron fist, but at her own pace

Media organisations make a cautious comeback under Samia Suluhu Hassan

UN special envoy for Horn to address Security Council on Sudan

Samia breaks up vast Bagamoyo project to attract more investment

East African Community struggles to fulfill its potential

Ruto wants to place Kenya at heart of future Cape-to-Cairo free trade zone

President Samia already gearing up for 2025 poll

Adam Smith consultancy to tackle border insecurity in Horn

Inner circles
Army supports Suluhu's military diplomacy drive

Gitega-Uvinza rail link on Suluhu and Ndayishimiye's agenda

Somaliland conflict takes a regional turn

Magafuli's bridge slips further behind schedule

Plot thickens in Helin International money laundering investigation

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Tanzania

Race is on to build and run Kakono dam

Zambia, Tanzania and DRC prepare for tough negotiations on TAZARA train line

World Bank's plan to boost connectivity in the Horn

Western Sahara question looms large over Morocco-Tanzania relations

Kenya fears losing key regional tea-trading role

World Bank releases $300m to support Samia's agriculture project

Opposition parties pressure Samia to scrap Magufuli's repressive legacy

Under fire over Tilenga and EACOP, TotalEnergies gives staff FAQ responses to awkward questions

AD Ports, Adani and DP World vie for Dar port contract

Lobbying grows for Samia Suluhu to be awarded Nobel Peace Prize

Spotlight Tshisekedi wants slice of planned Ugandan crude oil pipeline pie, TotalEnergies sceptical

Gold rush on Juma Island

Two years into office, Samia loosens predecessor's iron fist, but at her own pace

Media organisations make a cautious comeback under Samia Suluhu Hassan

UN special envoy for Horn to address Security Council on Sudan

Samia breaks up vast Bagamoyo project to attract more investment

East African Community struggles to fulfill its potential

Ruto wants to place Kenya at heart of future Cape-to-Cairo free trade zone

President Samia already gearing up for 2025 poll

Adam Smith consultancy to tackle border insecurity in Horn

Inner circles Army supports Suluhu's military diplomacy drive

Gitega-Uvinza rail link on Suluhu and Ndayishimiye's agenda

Somaliland conflict takes a regional turn

Magafuli's bridge slips further behind schedule

Plot thickens in Helin International money laundering investigation

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Spotlight
Tshisekedi wants slice of planned Ugandan crude oil pipeline pie, TotalEnergies sceptical

Inner circles
Army supports Suluhu's military diplomacy drive