DAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 1 -- TANZANIAN President Samia Suluhu Hassan has said the newly inaugurated East Africa Commercial and Logistics Centre (EACLC) in Ubungo, Dar es Salaam, is designed to strengthen trade and modernise large-scale markets across the country, not to compete with the long-established Kariakoo Market.

Speaking during the official launch of the $110m US dollars centre, President Samia emphasised that the EACLC will serve as a model for improving the management, transparency, and infrastructure of markets in Tanzania.

“This facility is not a competitor to Kariakoo Market. Kariakoo has earned its name over many years, but it still has room to learn from this new centre. EACLC should serve as a benchmark a teacher for h...