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President Samia Launches Ambitious Bagamoyo Fishing Port Project to Drive Tanzania’s Blue Economy.
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President Samia Launches Ambitious Bagamoyo Fishing Port Project to Drive Tanzania’s Blue Economy.

The government has unveiled plans to construct a fishing port in the Bagamoyo district as part of its strategy to bolster the blue economy. The President, Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan made this announcement on September 19, 2023, as she laid the foundation stone for the fishing port project, which is estimated to cost TZS 266...

Farmers Rake in a Whopping TZS 32 Billion in Pigeon Pea Sales.
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Farmers Rake in a Whopping TZS 32 Billion in Pigeon Pea Sales.

The Regional Commissioner of Lindi, Zainab Terack, made these remarks on September 18, 2023, while delivering a regional report in the presence of President Samia Suluhu Hassan during a public gathering, coinciding with the laying of the foundation stone for the road connecting Nanganga District in Mtwara to Ruangwa in Lindi. She explained that in...

Empowering the Youth: President Samia Suluhu’s Vision for Agriculture at the 13th Africa Food Systems Forum in Tanzania.
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Empowering the Youth: President Samia Suluhu’s Vision for Agriculture at the 13th Africa Food Systems Forum in Tanzania.

The 13th Africa Food Systems Forum is currently underway in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from September 5, 2023, to September 8, 2023. This forum has brought together a diverse array of participants from the private sector and various governments worldwide. President Samia Suluhu began her speech by acknowledging the significance of the youth demographic in...

Lipumba Asserts: ‘No More Three Years – Tanzanians Ready for Constitutional Progress.
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Lipumba Asserts: ‘No More Three Years – Tanzanians Ready for Constitutional Progress.

In a bold statement made during a press conference to announce the resolutions of the Tanzania Centre for Democracy regarding the upcoming 2024 local government elections, Professor Ibrahim Lipumba, the current chairman of the organization, emphatically declared that Tanzanians no longer require a three-year education process for the drafting of a new constitution. This announcement...

Op-Ed: Why Tanzanians should dismiss the TEC’s claims on DPW Port Investment?
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Op-Ed: Why Tanzanians should dismiss the TEC’s claims on DPW Port Investment?

I have thoroughly examined the Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC) statement, which is a collective stance of Catholic bishops in Tanzania. In essence, these bishops oppose the investment in the Tanzanian port, asserting that the IGA contract lacks support from the majority of Tanzanians. By exercising their right to freedom of expression, TEC has effectively used...

ATCL fleet expansion to unlock new destinations.
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ATCL fleet expansion to unlock new destinations.

Air Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL) has announced its intention to increase its fleet to 17 aircraft early next year, aiming to enhance both domestic and international travel options. The current state-owned airline boasts a fleet of 13 aircraft, including one Dash 8-Q300, five Dash 8-Q400s, four Airbus A220-300s, two Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners, and one Boeing...

How Niger’s coup could affect France’s nuclear power.
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How Niger’s coup could affect France’s nuclear power.

Niger is a major supplier of uranium for French nuclear power plants, making General Abdourahamane Tchiani’s coup d’état more than a military matter for the European nation. On Niger’s Independence Day, 3 August, demonstrators are again out on Niamey streets waving anti-French slogans. French President Emmanuel Macron has said he will not tolerate any attack...

East Africa to register highest regional economic performance in 2023 and 2024.
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East Africa to register highest regional economic performance in 2023 and 2024.

East Africa will register the highest regional economic performance on the continent in 2023 and 2024, with growth figures at over 5 per cent, according to the newly published African Development Bank 2023 East Africa Economic Outlook. The report, launched on Thursday, 27 July, projects mid-term economic growth in the region to accelerate to 5.1%...

Tanzania, Uganda beat Kenya to foreign direct investments.
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Tanzania, Uganda beat Kenya to foreign direct investments.

Kenya has ended a five-year slide in foreign direct investment after it attracted deals worth Sh107 billion in 2022 but was still beaten by Tanzania, Uganda and Ethiopia in the race to attract investors. Findings of an annual survey by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) suggest that foreign direct investment flows into...

Private Sector Credit in Tanzania Surges by 22.5% with Improved Business Conditions and Supportive Policies.
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Private Sector Credit in Tanzania Surges by 22.5% with Improved Business Conditions and Supportive Policies.

Tanzania’s private sector has experienced robust growth in credit extension, driven by improved business conditions and supportive fiscal and monetary policies, as the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) reported in its Monthly Economic Review for June 2023. In May 2023, private sector credit exhibited a significant year-on-year growth of 22.5%, compared to 15% in the same...