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Tanzania polls: Kabwe commits to challenge Samia, Chadema still undecided

Nairobi, May 12 -- Retired ACT-Wazalendo party leader Zitto Kabwe has become the first Tanzanian opposition politician to openly voice presidential aspirations for next year's general election. Speak... Read More


EA transporters fault costs, logistical barriers on Northern, Central Corridor

Nairobi, May 5 -- Cargo transit costs and logistical issues on the central and northern corridors continue to hamper cross-border trade among East African Community (EAC) member States. This was one ... Read More


EAC's 'fragile' states set for fastest GDP growth

Nairobi, April 29 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has named South Sudan, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo as the East African Community (EAC) member states poised for the quic... Read More


Tanzania bank reports positive uptake in DRC

Nairobi, April 13 -- Tanzanian bank CRDB has reported a modest start to its Democratic Republic of the Congo expansion venture, registering deposits of 2.5 billion Congolese Francs ($900,000) against ... Read More


Makonda out as ruling CCM rings in key secretariat changes ahead of civic polls

Nairobi, April 6 -- Tanzania's ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) this week replaced its propaganda chief Paul Makonda with the party's former treasurer Amos Makalla in a bid to bolster its campaign str... Read More


Air Tanzania adds 737 MAX 9 to its fleet as auditor flags a big hole in its books

Nairobi, March 30 -- Air Tanzania this week added a second Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet to its fleet to signal its strong expansion plan even as a government audit confirmed a sixth straight loss-making year ... Read More


Tanzania, Burundi in talks about SGR link

Nairobi, March 24 -- Tanzania and Burundi have begun formal talks on the technical aspects of building a standard railway gauge railway (SGR) link after securing funding from the African Development B... Read More


Tanzania opposition has failed the democracy test, study says

Nairobi, March 23 -- Tanzania's opposition parties have been accused of preaching water but drinking wine after a study revealed lack of internal party democracy during their elections and primaries. ... Read More


Bank of Tanzania warns of sharp rise in digital theft

Nairobi, March 17 -- Digital fraud from Tanzania's commercial banks increased by a whopping 84 percent in the last three months of 2023 (October-December) compared with July-September, the central ban... Read More


ACT-Wazalendo prepares for next elections without Zitto at the helm

Nairobi, March 9 -- Tanzania's second-biggest opposition party, Alliance for Change and Transparency, better known by its acronym ACT-Wazalendo, this week set itself up for what could be a make-or-bre... Read More