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...

Jul 2 9 min

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...

Jul 1 10 min

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...

Jun 13 13 min

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

POLICY, STRATEGY & FUTURE ECONOMY

Zanzibar Launches Electric Buses, With 15 of a Planned 500 Now on the Road

Zanzibar President Dr Hussein Ali Mwinyi launched the island's electric bus network on 23 July 2026,...

Jul 24 7 min

INFRASTRUCTURE & INDUSTRIALISATION

Tanzania Breaks Ground on $2.7 Billion Tabora to Kigoma Railway, Strengthening Great Lakes Trade

President Samia Suluhu Hassan laid the foundation stone for the Tabora-Kigoma Standard Gauge Railway...

Jul 20 7 min

POLICY, STRATEGY & FUTURE ECONOMY

Tanzania Cuts Current Account Deficit by Nearly 14 Percent. Here Is What Changed

Tanzania current account deficit: USD 2,049.4 million in 2025, down 13.9 percent from USD 2,379.8 mi...

Jul 19 3 min

EAST AFRICA & REGIONAL ECONOMY

Kenya Just Gave Its Civil Servants a Pay Rise. Here Is Every Number in the New Structure.

Kenya’s SRC has approved a new civil servant salary structure effective August 1, 2026, confirmed ...

Jul 19 4 min

MANUFACTURING

Dalmia Bharat and Mohamed Alabbar Are Putting USD 132 Million Into Tanzanian Sugar. It Is Not a Farm. It Is a Factory.

Dalmia Bharat Sugar and Industries Limited, one of India's leading sugar producers, has approved a U...

Jul 18 8 min

MARKETS & CAPITAL

Italian Carrier Neos Has Launched Direct Flights to Kilimanjaro International Airport. Its Maiden Flight Landed Today With More Than 210 Tourists on Board.

Italian carrier Neos landed its maiden direct flight at Kilimanjaro International Airport on Wednesd...

Jul 15 3 min