PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE

Opinion: East Africa Must Break Its Borrowing Habit. Every Budget Season Follows the Same Script. It Is Time to Ask Whether That Script Has to Change.

This opinion piece argues that East African governments have allowed borrowing to become a substitut...

Jun 30 6 min

GOVERNMENT POLICY

The Poor Pay More. How Africa's Failure to Industrialise Has Locked Millions Into a Poverty Cycle That No Wage Growth Can Break.

The import price premium that African consumers pay for manufactured goods, vehicles, refrigerators,...

May 17 19 min

GOVERNMENT POLICY

Tanzania’s Mining Local Content Rules Are Not Red Tape. They Are the Price of Entry

Tanzania’s mining sector is no longer governed by the old investment bargain in which capital, lic...

May 1 9 min

REGULATION

East Africa Does Not Need to Become Singapore. It Needs to Build What Singapore Built First.

The question of whether Tanzania or Kenya can become East Africa's Singapore is asked frequently and...

Apr 27 16 min

INSTITUTIONS

France Is Pivoting to Anglophone Africa. Before Africa Celebrates, It Should Ask Why Francophone Africa Is Being Left Behind.

On May 11 and 12, 2026, France and Kenya co-host the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi. It is the fir...

Apr 10 13 min

REGULATION

Tanzania's Mineral Transactions Jumped From TZS 8 Billion to TZS 2 Trillion in Five Years. The Minerals Were Always There. What Changed Was the State's Ability to See Them.

Tanzania's Ministry of Minerals reports that officially recorded mineral transactions rose from appr...

Apr 7 13 min

INSTITUTIONS

America Is at War Again. Russia Is Bleeding Out. China Is Watching. Africa Is Paying the Bill for All Three.

On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched military strikes on Iran, killing Suprem...

Apr 4 15 min

GOVERNMENT POLICY

The Economics of STI in Tanzania: Beyond Policy Rhetoric to Real Investment

For years, Tanzania has spoken of transforming into a knowledge-driven economy. Government plans rep...

Aug 26 3 min

REGULATION

What Does TRA Consider When Estimating Tax for New Businesses?

In Tanzania, Tax estimates are not final judgments of your opening business. If you think it is unfa...

Aug 25 3 min

INSTITUTIONS

Tanzania Says a New Investment Permit Now Takes 24 Hours. It Used to Take Weeks.

Tanzania's Minister of State for Planning and Investment, Prof Kitila Mkumbo, says the country's new...

Jul 21 7 min

GOVERNMENT POLICY

Tanzania Lets in Citizens of 20 African Countries and 31 Commonwealth Nations Without a Visa. Here's the Full List.

Tanzania's Immigration Services Department maintains one of East Africa's broadest visa-exemption re...

Jul 21 6 min

GOVERNMENT POLICY

Government Wants Business to Build Tanzania's Future. What Opportunities Are Opening Up?

Private sector investment projection FY2026/27: TZS 60.1 trillion, 70 percent of total investment. H...

Jul 19 3 min