Tanzania has unveiled investment opportunities worth more than 334 trillion shillings ($130bn) for the private sector, as part of an ambitious plan to accelerate economic growth over the next five years. Speaking to business leaders in Dar es Salaam, Deputy Minister for Industry and Trade, Exaud Kigahe Kafulila, said the government’s upcoming National Five-Year Development...
Improvements to infrastructure and the involvement of private operators in managing some berths at the Port of Dar es Salaam have led to significant gains in trade and regional transport, according to official figures. Total cargo handled at the port has risen by 14%, increasing from 14.8 million tonnes to 16.9 million tonnes. Container traffic...
Tanzanian scientists are increasingly turning to gene-based technologies in the fight against malaria, signalling a shift towards more advanced, home-grown solutions to one of the country’s most persistent public health challenges. The approach centres on what researchers describe as gene-drive technology—a method that allows specific genetic traits to spread rapidly through mosquito populations. The goal...
When Alphonce Simbu surged to a second-place finish at the Boston Marathon, the result spoke of an athlete at the peak of his powers. His national record time of 2:02:47 was not just fast—it was historic, setting a new benchmark for Tanzanian distance running. But Boston was not an isolated moment of brilliance. It was...
Tanzania’s lion population has risen to around 17,000, making it the largest concentration of lions globally, according to government officials. The figure was announced by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, Hassan Abbasi, during discussions with a visiting delegation from Uganda focused on wildlife conservation and tourism cooperation. Officials...
Tanzania has set out an ambitious long-term plan to transform its economy into a $1 trillion economy by 2050, as part of its Development Vision 2050 framework. The strategy, which replaces Vision 2025, outlines a 30-year roadmap aimed at elevating the country to upper-middle-income status, with a projected per capita income of about $7,000....
Tanzanians are being encouraged to support a domestically led commission of inquiry established to investigate events surrounding the October 2025 general elections, with legal expert Dr Edward Hosea describing it as a key step towards national unity and stability. The former Tanganyika Law Society president said the commission, chaired by retired Chief Justice Mohamed Chande...
Tanzania says it has connected more than 60% of its rural hamlets to electricity, as part of an ambitious plan to achieve universal access by 2030. According to the Rural Energy Agency (REA), around 40,000 hamlets have already been electrified, while efforts are now focused on reaching the remaining 14,000 communities. Officials say...
Tanzania’s renewed push into large-scale infrastructure is quietly rebalancing the country’s economic geography. The proposed 1,000km standard-gauge line from Mtwara to Mbamba Bay—extending inland to Mchuchuma and Liganga—would anchor a southern trade corridor long overshadowed by the central route to Dar es Salaam. If executed as planned, the railway will not merely move goods more...
Tanzania says it has integrated 252 government systems into a single digital network, in what officials describe as a major step toward improving public service delivery. The integration, carried out between July 2025 and March 2026, is part of broader reforms aimed at modernising government operations through information and communication technology (ICT). Authorities say...