Tanzania continues to attract strong foreign investment, with mining and quarrying maintaining a dominant position as the leading sector. According to the Tanzania Investment Report 2025, the sector accounts for nearly three-quarters of total foreign direct investment (FDI) stock, highlighting its central role in the country’s economy. Investment in mining has steadily increased, reaching about...
Tanzania’s energy sector is entering a new phase following a major deal that will see Orca Energy Group exit the Songo Songo gas field, with Taifa Energy and Amber Energy stepping in as new stakeholders. The move signals a shift toward greater local participation in one of the country’s most strategic energy assets. Under the...
Tanzania has introduced broader strategies aimed at strengthening healthcare services across the country, with a focus on improving access, efficiency, and overall service delivery. The government is prioritizing system-wide improvements to ensure that quality healthcare reaches more citizens, especially in underserved areas. A key part of the strategy involves enhancing the capacity of healthcare workers...
Tanzania’s financial sector is undergoing a major transformation, with collective investment schemes emerging as a key tool in expanding access to financial services and supporting inclusive economic growth. Once limited to high-income investors, capital markets are now opening up to ordinary citizens, enabling broader participation in wealth creation. These schemes have grown rapidly, with their...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...