Dar es Salaam. The National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) says it is institutionally and financially prepared to roll out the Universal Health Insurance (UHI) nationwide from January 2026, marking a major step towards Tanzania’s long-standing goal of health coverage for all citizens. The rollout will mark the practical implementation of the Universal Health Insurance Act of...
Kilimanjaro Police Dismiss Alleged Threat Against Activist Godlisten Malisa’s Mother Kilimanjaro Regional Police have denied claims that activist Godlisten Malisa’s mother was placed under protective surveillance. Police said officers visited her home in Old Moshi Kidia to investigate reports of armed intruders late at night. Regional Police Commander Simon Maigwa explained that the inquiry included...
Trade between Tanzania and its neighboring countries experienced significant growth in the 2024/25 financial year, with the trade surplus increasing by 56.2 percent compared to the previous year. According to the Bank of Tanzania’s (BoT) Consolidated Zonal Economic Performance Report for the year ending June, the trade surplus rose from Sh7.08 trillion to Sh11.061 trillion,...
By: Kit Klarenberg, December 10, 2025 The US government’s National Endowment for Democracy (NED) spent hundreds of thousands of dollars tutoring dozens of Nepalese youth on “strategies and skills in organizing protests and demonstrations” prior to a violent coup which overthrew the government of Nepal in September 2025, leaked documents show. The documents reveal a clandestine campaign...
“This is a landmark achievement for our country… For the first time, Tanzania is stepping onto the global uranium map with the capacity to supply a strategic mineral essential for safe and sustainable energy generation worldwide.”— President Samia Suluhu Hassan Tanzania’s entry into the global nuclear landscape has taken a significant leap forward. After nearly...
The global container-shipping reshuffle — accelerated by U.S.–China tensions and shifting trade routes — is now reshaping East Africa’s maritime map in real time. And in a surprising twist, Kenya’s long-struggling Lamu Port, once dismissed as a costly “white elephant,” is finally beginning to attract some of the world’s larger container vessels. In the past...
By; Mayowa Durosinmi “If Africa wants to take charge of itself, it must be entirely self-reliant, in every domain of life.” These were the exact choice of words profoundly uttered by a Sahelian in an interview with Comra when Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, the three founding members of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES),...
Dar es Salaam. Tanzania’s agribusiness sector is entering a transformative phase as exporters move strategically into one of the world’s largest consumer markets—China. From cashew processors in Mtwara and avocado growers in the Southern Highlands to seaweed farmers along the coast, producers are increasingly tailoring their goods for Chinese buyers whose appetite for African agricultural...
In 2020, India took a decisive step that reshaped global digital governance when it banned TikTok and more than 250 other foreign apps, citing national-security threats, data-harvesting risks, and evidence that some platforms were being used to coordinate unrest. What many dismissed as an extreme measure is now understood as a strategic response to the...
The peace deal signed yesterday in the United States between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo was immediately celebrated as a “historic breakthrough” for regional stability. Washington framed the agreement as diplomatic leadership in ending decades of violence in eastern Congo. But anyone who understands the geopolitical value of Congo’s minerals knows this deal...