POLICY, STRATEGY & FUTURE ECONOMY

Tanzania Has Reached 70 Million People. By 2050 It Will Have 118 Million. The Economy Has 25 Years to Create Enough Jobs, Industries, and Productivity to Turn That Into an Advantage Rather Than a Crisis.

Tanzania's population reached an estimated 70.04 million in 2026, confirmed by National Bureau of St...

Jun 13 13 min

MARKETS & CAPITAL

NALA Has Secured USD 50 Million From Liquidity and MUFG-Backed Mars Growth Capital. The Tanzanian-Born Company Is No Longer Building a Remittance App. It Is Building the Rails That Money Moves On.

Benjamin Fernandes, Tanzanian entrepreneur and Y Combinator alumnus, has secured a USD 50 million fi...

May 28 14 min

ENERGY & CRITICAL MINERALS

Chinese Firm Confirms Rare Earth Discovery in Tanzania's Njombe Region. Neodymium and Praseodymium Deposits Place Tanzania Deeper Into the Global Clean Energy Supply Chain.

Hongji Mining Co. Ltd, a Chinese company, in partnership with the Tanzanian government has confirmed...

May 22 12 min

ENERGY & CRITICAL MINERALS

Aliko Dangote, World's Richest Black Man, Met President Samia at State House Dar es Salaam. A USD 17 Billion Refinery and a Fertiliser Partnership Are on the Table.

Tanzania's State House has officially confirmed that President Samia Suluhu Hassan met Dangote Group...

May 16 10 min

ENERGY & CRITICAL MINERALS

A1 Iron & Steel Is Building a TZS 600 Billion Steel Manufacturing Plant in Dodoma. Tanzania Has Been Exporting Iron Ore for Decades. It Is Now Going to Make Something With It.

A1 Iron & Steel Tanzania Ltd is building a TZS 600 billion steel manufacturing plant at Nala, Dodoma...

Jun 15 14 min

INFRASTRUCTURE & INDUSTRIALISATION

China's SINOVEST Is Building a USD 10 Million Textile Factory at Tanzania's Bagamoyo SEZ. It Will Create 5,000 Jobs and Add to the Value Chain Tanzania Has Been Missing.

Chinese company SINOVEST is building a USD 10 million textile and garment manufacturing facility at ...

Jun 8 4 min

ENERGY & CRITICAL MINERALS

Tanzania Is in Discussions With Russia's Rosatom to Build a Small Nuclear Power Plant. President Samia Announced It at SPIEF 2026. Tanzania Already Has the Uranium.

President Samia Suluhu Hassan confirmed at SPIEF 2026 that Tanzania is in discussions with Rosatom a...

Jun 8 10 min

EAST AFRICA & REGIONAL ECONOMY

Maersk Is Adding USD 1,000 Per Container on China to East Africa Shipments From June 15. Every Trader in Kariakoo, Gikomba, and Kigali Will Feel It.

Maersk is introducing Peak Season Surcharges effective June 15 on cargo from China and Hong Kong to ...

Jun 8 12 min

ENERGY & CRITICAL MINERALS

Tanzania's Mkuju River Uranium Project Sat Dormant for Over a Decade. The World Has Changed Around It. Now the Question Is Whether Tanzania Can Build an Entire Industry From the Ground Up.

Tanzania's Mkuju River uranium project, valued at approximately USD 1 billion and located in Namtumb...

Jun 4 15 min

POLICY, STRATEGY & FUTURE ECONOMY

Tanzania Has Resolved to Establish an International Financial Centre in Dar es Salaam. It Will Be the Seventh on the African Continent and the First in the Country's History.

Tanzania's National Business Council Executive Committee, chaired by Chief Secretary Ambassador Dr M...

Jun 3 10 min

POLICY, STRATEGY & FUTURE ECONOMY

President Samia Is Visiting Russia for the First Time Since Nyerere in 1969. The Bilateral Trade Target Is USD 307.5 Million and Growing.

President Samia Suluhu Hassan will undertake a state visit to Russia from June 3 to 5, 2026, at the ...

Jun 2 11 min

EAST AFRICA & REGIONAL ECONOMY

Washington Is Cutting US Visa Processing in Africa From 50 Locations to 20. Dar es Salaam, Nairobi, Kampala, and Kigali Made the List. East Africa Just Became the Continent's Most Connected Region to the United States.

The US State Department is reducing African visa processing locations from nearly 50 to 20 hubs unde...

Jun 2 11 min