MARKETS & CAPITAL

NALA Has Secured USD 50 Million From Liquidity and MUFG-Backed Mars Growth Capital. The Tanzanian-Born Company Is No Longer Building a Remittance App. It Is Building the Rails That Money Moves On.

Benjamin Fernandes, Tanzanian entrepreneur and Y Combinator alumnus, has secured a USD 50 million fi...

May 28 14 min

ENERGY & CRITICAL MINERALS

Chinese Firm Confirms Rare Earth Discovery in Tanzania's Njombe Region. Neodymium and Praseodymium Deposits Place Tanzania Deeper Into the Global Clean Energy Supply Chain.

Hongji Mining Co. Ltd, a Chinese company, in partnership with the Tanzanian government has confirmed...

May 22 12 min

ENERGY & CRITICAL MINERALS

Aliko Dangote, World's Richest Black Man, Met President Samia at State House Dar es Salaam. A USD 17 Billion Refinery and a Fertiliser Partnership Are on the Table.

Tanzania's State House has officially confirmed that President Samia Suluhu Hassan met Dangote Group...

May 16 10 min

ENERGY & CRITICAL MINERALS

Tanzania's Mkuju River Uranium Project Sat Dormant for Over a Decade. The World Has Changed Around It. Now the Question Is Whether Tanzania Can Build an Entire Industry From the Ground Up.

Tanzania's Mkuju River uranium project, valued at approximately USD 1 billion and located in Namtumb...

Jun 4 15 min

POLICY, STRATEGY & FUTURE ECONOMY

Tanzania Has Resolved to Establish an International Financial Centre in Dar es Salaam. It Will Be the Seventh on the African Continent and the First in the Country's History.

Tanzania's National Business Council Executive Committee, chaired by Chief Secretary Ambassador Dr M...

Jun 3 10 min

POLICY, STRATEGY & FUTURE ECONOMY

President Samia Is Visiting Russia for the First Time Since Nyerere in 1969. The Bilateral Trade Target Is USD 307.5 Million and Growing.

President Samia Suluhu Hassan will undertake a state visit to Russia from June 3 to 5, 2026, at the ...

Jun 2 11 min

EAST AFRICA & REGIONAL ECONOMY

Washington Is Cutting US Visa Processing in Africa From 50 Locations to 20. Dar es Salaam, Nairobi, Kampala, and Kigali Made the List. East Africa Just Became the Continent's Most Connected Region to the United States.

The US State Department is reducing African visa processing locations from nearly 50 to 20 hubs unde...

Jun 2 11 min

MARKETS & CAPITAL

Spiro Raises USD 215 Million to Electrify Africa's Most Important Vehicle. The Bodaboda.

Spiro has raised USD 215 million in equity financing from institutional investors including Denmark'...

Jun 1 14 min

MARKETS & CAPITAL

Diageo Is Selling East Africa's Largest Beer Business. Asahi Is Paying USD 4.8 Billion for Over a Century of Brand Building.

Diageo has agreed to sell its 100% shareholding in Diageo Kenya Limited, which holds a 65% stake in ...

Jun 1 14 min

INFRASTRUCTURE & INDUSTRIALISATION

Tanzania Has Commissioned a Salt Processing Plant in Kilwa, Lindi. It Is a Small Project With a Large Argument Behind It.

STAMICO has commissioned a salt processing plant in Kilwa District, Lindi Region, inaugurated by Min...

May 29 11 min

ENERGY & CRITICAL MINERALS

Tanzania Is Signing New Graphite Prospecting Licences in Lindi on 30 May. The Minerals Matter. What the Country Builds Around Them Matters More.

Tanzania will sign new prospecting licence agreements for graphite projects in Ruangwa, Lindi on 30 ...

May 25 12 min

ENERGY & CRITICAL MINERALS

Tanzania's Most Important Domestic Gas Field Is at the Centre of a USD 167 Million Dispute. A Company in Liquidation Is Making a Better Offer Than the Deal Already Agreed.

Orca Energy Group agreed on 13 April 2026 to sell PAE PanAfrican Energy Corporation, the Mauritian h...

May 23 12 min