Dar es Salaam. Tanzania’s total export of goods and services rose by 10.2 percent last year, thanks to gold, manufactured goods, tobacco, and coffee which shipment improved during the period. According to the January 2026 Monthly Economic Review published by the Bank of Tanzania (BoT), export earnings climbed to $17.6 billion in 2025, up from $15.97...
I REMEMBER exactly where I was when I finished reading The Economist’s assessment of President Samia Suluhu Hassan. I was sitting in traffic near Kariakoo, watching traders haul sacks of rice and crates of tomatoes across the street, drivers leaning on their horns, the city doing what it always does, moving forward, even when politics...
As Tanzania moves into 2026, the nation’s economic narrative is shifting from post-pandemic recovery to a phase of aggressive expansion and structural resilience. Powered by a record-breaking surge in foreign direct investment (FDI) and a stabilized monetary framework, the country is positioning itself as a primary logistics and commercial hub for East Africa. Based on...
As Tanzania navigates the mid-2020s, its financial sector is undergoing a profound transformation. Driven by a surge in digital adoption and a strategic pivot in monetary policy, the nation is witnessing an era where financial access is expanding rapidly, and the economy is showing resilience against global headwinds. Based on recent data from the Bank...
DAR ES SALAAM — Tanzania has continued to expand its infrastructure and energy capacity under President Samia Suluhu Hassan, with the government highlighting progress in electricity generation, railway development, and investment growth since she assumed office in March 2021. Official data indicates that national electricity generation capacity has increased significantly, rising from about 1,601 megawatts...
Access to electricity in rural Tanzania is reshaping agriculture, helping farmers move beyond subsistence production towards more commercial and productive activities. Across farming communities, reliable power is enabling food processing, improving irrigation, reducing post-harvest losses and expanding access to digital financial services. For many farmers, one of the most immediate changes has been the ability...
DAR ES SALAAM — Tanzania’s Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) is transforming the country’s transport sector, improving efficiency, increasing revenue and strengthening regional trade links. The Tanzania Railway Corporation (TRC) says it is now fully funding its operations through internally generated revenue, ending government salary subsidies that had been provided for more than 13 years. The...
DAR ES SALAAM — Four years into her presidency, Samia Suluhu Hassan has overseen a distinctive shift in Tanzania’s economic trajectory. Moving away from the isolationist policies of the past, her administration has pivoted toward a dual strategy of aggressive infrastructure completion and market-friendly reforms—a gamble that appears to be paying off according to new...
In the four years since President Samia Suluhu Hassan took office in March 2021, Tanzania has witnessed a comprehensive overhaul of its strategic infrastructure. From the historic activation of the Julius Nyerere Hydropower Project to the “rail renaissance” connecting the hinterlands, the sixth-phase government has prioritized projects that directly fuel industrialization and social welfare. As...
Tanzania is stepping up investment in artificial intelligence and data science education as part of a broader strategy to position itself for the global fourth industrial revolution, government officials said. Through the Samia Scholarship DS/AI+ program, the government is funding 16 top-performing students to pursue undergraduate degrees in data science, artificial intelligence and related fields...