Tanzania’s Gross Domestic Product continues to climb a ladder, according to the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) data released recently showing the country’s economic performance for the quarter ending September 2021. The document shows regional and Per Capita GDP, with Tanzania’s business city Dar es Salaam topping both lists. Per Capita GDP is a “financial metric...
President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania has urged Tanzanians to let their differences in cultures unite the country rather than disunite it at the cultural heritage festival held in Moshi, Kilimanjaro, today, January 22, 2022. Tanzania has over 120 tribes, each with its indigenous language, unique traditions, and culture. People of different tribes get to...
Parents gripped in fear as five young men, Kariakoo traders, went missing from Boxing Day when they left for a beach party in Kigamboni. Some said they got a communication from the young men that they had been arrested by police but never told where the police took them. Speaking to the Citizen, Longili Martin,...
Tanzania and Burundi signed a multimillion-dollar deal to build a Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) linking Gitega, Burundi, to the Indian Ocean. According to a statement released by Tanzania’s Ministry of Finance and Planning, a 282 kilometre SGR railway line will run from Uvinza in Tanzania’s Kigoma region to Gitega in Burundi. Officials from both countries...
In a move to strengthen relations between the two East African Countries, Tanzania and Burundi have made significant strides into signing an agreement to construct a $900 million railway that will connect the two countries. The two have already signed a memorandum of understanding to construct a 282-Kilometer (175-mile) line from Kigoma in Uvinza to...