POLICY, STRATEGY & FUTURE ECONOMY
EU Approves TSh462.8 Billion for Tanzania but Shifts Funding Away From Government
The European Union has approved €156 million, about TSh462.8 billion, for Tanzania, but the packag...
INFRASTRUCTURE & INDUSTRIALISATION
Tanzania Begins Feasibility Study for Dar es Salaam Monorail as Dodoma Seeks Financing for Its Own Commuter Rail
Tanzania is moving from building railways between its cities to planning railways inside them. Tanza...
MARKETS & CAPITAL
Benjamin Fernandes Says America Closed the Door That Built His Dream. East Africa Should Pay Attention.
Benjamin Fernandes has spent a decade building exactly the kind of success story America has histori...
INFRASTRUCTURE & INDUSTRIALISATION
Kenya Spent $207 Million Dressing Itself in Other People's Old Clothes Last Year
World Bank WITS data for 2024 shows ten African countries, led by Kenya ($207.1 million), Uganda ($1...
ENERGY & CRITICAL MINERALS
Dangote Confirms Lamu Refinery Groundbreaking By October 2026 As Cost Revised Downward
Aliko Dangote has confirmed construction on the 700,000 barrel-per-day Lamu Oil Refinery in Kenya wi...
ENERGY & CRITICAL MINERALS
Tanzania, Uganda and Vitol Sign US$20 Billion Tanga Energy Hub Deal to Transform East Africa's Oil Industry
Tanzania and Uganda signed an MoU with Vitol Bahrain E.C. at State House in Dar es Salaam for the Ta...
MARKETS & CAPITAL
SabaSaba at 50: Can Tanzania's Biggest Trade Fair Become East Africa's Most Important Business Marketplace?
SabaSaba has grown into East Africa's largest annual trade exhibition, but size and attendance are n...
INFRASTRUCTURE & INDUSTRIALISATION
Kenya Has Started Building the Naivasha-Kisumu-Malaba SGR Extension. With Tanzania's Central Corridor Already Carrying Passengers and Uganda's Network Planned, East Africa's Railway Race Is Now a Three-Country Contest.
Kenya Railways confirmed construction of the Ksh 700 billion Naivasha-Kisumu-Malaba SGR extension co...
POLICY, STRATEGY & FUTURE ECONOMY
Tanzania Has Reached 70 Million People. By 2050 It Will Have 118 Million. The Economy Has 25 Years to Create Enough Jobs, Industries, and Productivity to Turn That Into an Advantage Rather Than a Crisis.
Tanzania's population reached an estimated 70.04 million in 2026, confirmed by National Bureau of St...
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...
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...
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...