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...
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...
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...
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 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%...
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...
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...
The latest Henley Passport Index, a Global passport ranking, has placed the Tanzanian passport in the second position scoring 101 trailing behind the Kenyan passport, which was placed in the 98th position. The Kenyan passport has dropped its position in the latest Index ranking, despite recent efforts by the government to secure more friendly bilateral ties,...
Amid heated debate on the involvement of a Dubai firm in the development and improvement of Tanzania’s sea and lake gateways, the Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) came out yesterday and strongly defended the government’s position. TPA director general Plasduce Mbossa also said there was misinformation being spread by those opposed to the plan. He clarified...
Parliament is this month expected to debate and approve the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between Tanzania and Dubai on developing Dar es Salaam Port, The Citizen can reveal. This will set the stage for other procedures, including the concession agreement, before the commencement of a new chapter for cooperation between the Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) and...