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Why is moving goods across Africa still a misery?
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Why is moving goods across Africa still a misery?

If time is money, then Beitbridge must be the most expensive place. Late last year, lorries carrying, among other things, cobalt from Congo, copper from Zambia and tea from Malawi snaked for miles as they waited to cross the Limpopo River into South Africa. Many were there for days. Some drivers bribe to the front;...

World Bank Predictions:  Tanzania’s economy expand up to 5.5% this year
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World Bank Predictions: Tanzania’s economy expand up to 5.5% this year

he World Bank predicts Tanzania’s economy to expand between 4.5% to 5.5% this year compared to 4.3% in 2021, as a rollback of coronavirus-related restrictions in many countries boosts tourism and trade, its country director said on Tuesday. After initially downplaying the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic under the late President John Magufuli, Tanzania changed...