Tanzania steps up in global climate talks

CLIMATE change is no longer a distant threat, but it is a lived reality marked by rising seas, erratic weather and growing food insecurity. In response, global platforms like the UN’s Conference of the Parties (COP) aim to coordinate action,...

Tanzania calls for joint action to address shifting global financing trends

Dar es Salaam. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called for urgent and collective efforts to address shifting global development and financing trends that could affect Tanzania’s ambitious Vision 2050. Speaking at a high-level forum organised by...

Eco-Schools project conserves natural forests in three Tanzanian regions

MOROGORO: TANZANIA has begun running a crucial initiative known as the Eco-Schools program in Morogoro, Iringa, and Tanga regions, whereby students and communities practice active citizenship and climate-resilient livelihood. This unique and...

Zanzibar is seeing a seaweed boom. Can the women collecting it cash in?

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Tanzania, Cuba agree to deepen economic diplomacy in technology and sports

DAR ES SALAAM: TANZANIA has affirmed its commitment to deepen long long-standing relationship with Cuba, saying close ties in health, education, industry, and diplomacy have cemented concrete strategies to further enhance the partnership. The...

Malawi economy loses ground to peers—IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Malawi’s economy is losing ground to its regional peers as reform momentum stalls, inflation persists and public debt mounts. In its Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Economic Outlook for October 2025, the...

Digital economy boost as Tanzania hits 98pc network coverage

Dar es Salaam. As Tanzania continues to embrace the digital economy, the rollout of mobile network coverage has reached nearly 100 percent, driven by substantial and ongoing government investment in telecommunications infrastructure, according to...

Tanzania’s $2.8m grant sparks youth enterprise shift

DAR ES SALAAM: THE country’s youth entrepreneurship agenda has received a major lift through a 2.8 million US dollars grant under the international u’GOOD Programme, in a notable shift toward data-led policy making. The five-year initiative,...

DUCE hails the Tanzanian government’s support for the HEET project

DAR ES SALAAM: THE management of the Dar es Salaam University College of Education (DUCE) has commended the government for rendering timely educational support at the institution. DUCE is among the few Tanzanian universities implementing the...

DHL sees rising trade potential in Tanzania

JOHANNESBURG: TANZANIA is steadily establishing itself as a key trade and investment destination in Africa. Long regarded as a logistical bridge between the eastern and southern regions of the continent, the country is now gaining recognition for...

Tanzania in bid to turn Msalato Airport into Great Lakes transport hub

STOCKHOLM: THE Tanzanian government has announced its intention to transform Msalato International Airport into a regional hub for passenger and cargo air transport in the Great Lakes region. The move is aimed at boosting economic development and...

Tanzania’s quiet takeover of Nordic deals

DAR ES SALAAM: RECENTLY, in the grand yet crisp halls of the Grand Hotel in Oslo, Ambassador Mobhare Matinyi, Tanzania’s representative to Sweden (and by extension the Nordic and Baltic region), strode to the podium and didn’t just shake hands, he...

Young Africans SC honour late Jack Chamagwana’s contributions to the Tanzanian club through his wife Elizabeth

* It is an honour for us that you are part of this team — your club in Tanzania which is most beloved in your heart * Jack was one of our best coaches that we’ve had. Yanga loved him and the team used to be called ‘Jack’s Boys’ * We really...

Megha Engineering secures $225-mn oil project in Kuwait

Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Ltd (MEIL) has secured a $225.5 million (KWD 69.23 million) project from the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) involving design, construction, operation, and maintenance of a New Gas Sweetening and Sulphur Recovery...

Africa’s Energy Leaders to Explore Renewable Project Initiatives

BY Mekonnen Teshome – The Accelerated Partnership for Renewables in Africa (APRA) will convene its second Investment Forum in Freetown, Sierra Leone, 22-23 October 2025. APRA, launched at the Africa Climate Summit in September 2023 in Nairobi,...

Black Rock has eyes on graphite prize

Graphite has evaded discussion amid 2025's critical minerals boom Black Rock Mining has quietly put the pieces in place at its Mahenge graphite project in Tanzania, lining up offtake and debt funding for its 89,000tpa first module With large flake...

Milken Motsepe Prize Rewards AI-First Entrepreneurs in Africa

Artificial intelligence could catalyze social and economic change for the Global South. By 2030, AI-powered Industry 4.0 is expected to contribute as much as $1.5 trillion to the economy and drive transformation in healthcare, agriculture, and...

EU invests 6.5bn/- to support Tanzania’s energy efficiency

DAR ES SALAAM: TANZANIA’s energy sector is set to record a major milestone since the launch of the Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) and the National Energy Efficiency Testing Laboratories at the Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS). The...

Mining consultant disputes Sammy Gyamfi's denial of GoldBod buying galamsey gold

Mining consultant Wisdom Edem Gomashie has taken issue with Sammy Gyamfi, CEO of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), over his claim that the state agency purchases gold exclusively from licensed small-scale miners. In a Facebook post on October 11,...

Puma Energy affirms support for  clean energy campaign

DAR ES SALAAM: Puma Energy Tanzania has affirmed its support for the country’s clean energy by opening more fuel stations across Tanzania. Speaking during the launch of the new fuel station in Mbezi Beach in Dar es Salaam, today, October 17, 2025,...