BANKING & FINANCE

NMB Made TZS 760 Billion. CRDB Made TZS 729 Billion. Tanzania's Two Largest Banks Both Posted Records in 2025. Here Is What the Numbers Behind the Numbers Actually Tell You.

NMB Bank and CRDB Group both achieved record profitability in 2025 with near-identical absolute prof...

Jun 8 19 min

TRADE & EXPORTS

Who Controls Africa’s Trading Landscape? The Balance Sheet Points to China

Africa talks frequently about economic sovereignty, but its trade balance sheet tells a more uncomfo...

May 16 13 min

PRIVATE EQUITY & INVESTMENT

Tanzania Has a Certified Helium Discovery and 18 Months to Production. The Farm-Out Will Decide How Much Value It Keeps.

Tanzania has moved decisively from helium exploration to commercial development, with a signed joint...

May 4 14 min

BANKING & FINANCE

Axian's Acquisition of Letshego's African Book Is a Declaration That Telecoms Have Decided to Become Banks

Telecom companies in East Africa are not expanding into financial services from the outside; they ar...

Apr 30 12 min

PRIVATE EQUITY & INVESTMENT

Africa’s Energy Investment Map is Widening: From Oil and Gas to Grids, Mini-grids and Green Industrial Power

The old view of African energy was that of a continent rich in resources but poor in execution. The ...

Apr 24 9 min

PRIVATE EQUITY & INVESTMENT

Every African Economy Ranked by GDP in 2026, According to the IMF. The Complete Picture Is More Revealing Than the Headlines.

Africa's complete GDP ranking for 2026 tells a more complex story than the top ten alone. DRC has ov...

Apr 17 13 min

CAPITAL MARKETS

Tanzania's Investment Surge Has a Structure. Fifty-One Percent Is Manufacturing. Fifty-Two Percent Is Joint Ventures. Those Two Numbers Matter More Than the Headline Figure.

Between January and March 2026, Tanzania registered 177 investment projects worth approximately USD ...

Apr 13 11 min

PRIVATE EQUITY & INVESTMENT

Tanzania Has 59 Documented Challenges Hindering Its Business Environment and 246 Reform Actions to Fix Them. Prof. Kitila Mkumbo Is Saying This Out Loud, and That Is the News.

Tanzania's Minister of State for Planning and Investment, Prof. Kitila Mkumbo, said something in Dod...

Apr 8 12 min

TRADE & EXPORTS

Black Gold: How East Africa Can Dominate the Global Coffee Market and Finally Keep the Value at Home

Retail coffee prices globally can be 3–10x higher than the green bean export value. That means if ...

Apr 7 5 min

PRIVATE EQUITY & INVESTMENT

When USAID Pulled Back, Africa's Economy Kept Moving. That Is Not a Reassuring Story. It Is a Diagnostic One.

The reduction of aid flows across the Global South, including the significant contraction of program...

Apr 5 19 min

PRIVATE EQUITY & INVESTMENT

The African Development Bank Has a 40 Percent Problem. Understanding It Is Essential for Understanding How Africa Finances Its Own Development.

The AfDB's AAA Rating Belongs to Africa. The Guarantee Behind It Does Not. The African Development B...

Apr 2 11 min

PRIVATE EQUITY & INVESTMENT

Where to Invest in Tanzania: High-Growth Sectors Under Vision 2050 (DIRA 2050)

Tanzania’s Development Vision 2050 outlines a long-term strategy to transform the country into a $...

Mar 26 7 min