Since 2017 Tanzania has been laying bricks constructing a 13 billion shillings ultra-modern nuclear facility in the Arusha region that will be used to test and maintenance of sophisticated radiology equipment and tools. The facility is expected to be completed by September 2022, and this info is according to the director of general of the...
US approves gas flow to Europe to reduce dependence on Russia.
The US Department of Energy (DOE) said it had issued approvals for additional exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from two major facilities on the US Gulf Coast. The decision aims to help Europe deal with the energy crunch, which the Russia-Ukraine conflict has worsened. According to the DOE, around 720 million cubic feet of...
One year without Magufuli: Did Samia make a clean break from Magufuli’s controversial rule?
The then vice-president, an incumbent President of Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan, broke the news on the live TV broadcast that tore the hearts of millions of Tanzanias and Africans at large. “Our beloved President passed on at 6 p.m. this evening. All flags will be flown at half-mast for 14 days. It is sad news....
“Ukraine will not join NATO anytime soon” – Boris Johnson
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is on tour in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arabs Emirates, where he has been meeting the crown prince, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed. In an interview, Boris said there was no prospect of Ukraine joining NATO anytime soon. “I talked to Volodymyr [Zelenskiy] again yesterday. And you know, of course,...
Burundi borrows a leaf from Tanzania on how to run the mining sector.
The Burundi delegation has arrived in Tanzania for training about running the mining sector and implementing big mining projects, referring to the nickel project about to take off in Tanzania. This comes one month since the international mining investment conference ended in Tanzania, which saw Tanzania reap great success. During the conference, Ibrahim Uwizeye, the...
Fear over domestic debt, hiked over 52% in four years, BoT reports
The government’s domestic debt has risen over 52% in the last four years. The official data reveal that the debt has been dramatically increasing as it stood by Sh. 13 trillion in January 2018 and recorded at Sh. 25 trillion by January 2022. According to Mr Emmanuel Turuba, the permanent treasury secretary, the government uses...
What’s behind Makonda and GSM Boss saga: The tale of friendship, power & hypocrisy
Paul Makonda, the former Dar es Salaam regional commissioner, is under furnace for allegations of conspiracy to illegally seize a billion shilling property said to be owned by GSM tycoon Mr Gharib Said Mohammed. “Makonda is avid to own one of Mr Gharib’s bungalows located between Masaki and Oysterbay”. People close to Mr Gharib told...
Amne Rifai Salim: Unspoken Pan-Africanist, the bedrock to Dr Salim’s success
In 1965, Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara, the Argentinean revolutionary and critical member of the Cuban revolution, visited Zanzibar. This was at the tail end of his political and personal struggle two years before his assassination. Che’s visit included a dinner engagement with a young family whose own political journey had just begun. This visit marked an...