Dar es Salaam, April 29 -- EAST AFRICA: Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) stand today at a pivotal moment in their economic journey.

Drawing from the International Monetary Funds World Economic Outlook Statistical Appendix (April 2025), this review examines where progress is taking root, where vulnerabilities are deepening and what pathways could secure the blocs ambition for sustainable growth.

Across the region, public finance systems remain heavily anchored in cash-based accounting.

In Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan and the DRC, government revenues and expenditures are recorded only when actual cash flows occur. Tanzania, for instance, is projected to grow by a promising 5...