Tanzania’s High Court has ruled that opposition leader Tundu Lissu has a case to answer on a charge of treason, moving one of the country’s most consequential political trials...
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Three Presidents, One Mega-Project and the People Trapped on Their Own Land For more than a decade, Tanzania has carried one of Africa’s biggest port dreams. At Mbegani,...
Before the LNG billions arrive, who will make sure Tanzanians actually benefit? Tanzania has been sitting on an extraordinary quantity of natural gas for decades. Now it is...
Why Reformers Become The System As I write this, two days after Zambia voted, counting is proceeding under heightened security after violence against election officials and the theft of...
Miaka 58 ya Sauti, Migongano na Makali ya Kanisa Mbele ya Mamlaka Tarehe 10 Agosti 2026, Rais Samia Suluhu Hassan alikaa mezani Ikulu ya Chamwino, Dodoma, na viongozi wa...
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BILLIONS ON PAPER: HOW MUCH OF THE INVESTMENT WE ANNOUNCE ACTUALLY GETS BUILT?
Tanzania has become very good at announcing investment. The harder question is: How much of it actually gets built? Government figures are impressive. According to the Tanzania Investment and...
When Aliko Dangote chose Kenya rather than Tanzania for his proposed East African oil refinery, it looked like a major investment opportunity had slipped through Tanzania’s hands. Now the...
As I write this article, it’s almost eight hours to the Spain v Argentina World Cup final. Some World Cup finals are remembered for the football. Others are remembered...
When President Samia Suluhu Hassan launches the construction of the 506-kilometre Tabora – Kigoma Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) this week, Tanzania will rightly celebrate another milestone in one of...
The country should stop measuring investment at the signing table and start measuring what reaches factories, farms, workers and public revenue. For years, Tanzania has become very good at...