Tanzania’s $2.8m grant sparks youth enterprise shift

DAR ES SALAAM: THE country’s youth entrepreneurship agenda has received a major lift through a 2.8 million US dollars grant under the international u’GOOD Programme, in a notable shift toward data-led policy making. The five-year initiative,...

Tanzania in bid to turn Msalato Airport into Great Lakes transport hub

STOCKHOLM: THE Tanzanian government has announced its intention to transform Msalato International Airport into a regional hub for passenger and cargo air transport in the Great Lakes region. The move is aimed at boosting economic development and...

Prof. Zabadi: Nigerian Democracy Captured By Elites, Driven by Personal Ambition Not Public Interest

A Professor of Political Science at Bingham University, Prof. Istifanus Zabadi, says Nigeria’s democracy has been “captured by a brand of elites” who control the political system for personal gain, leaving citizens powerless and alienated from...

Tanzanian conservationists mourn death of plant expert Aloyce Mwakisoma

Aloyce Mwakisoma, a renowned plant expert from Tanzania’s Udzungwa Mountains, was struck and killed by a bus on Oct. 6 near the village of Sanje. Mwakisoma, who was born and raised in the Udzungwas, had an encyclopedic knowledge of the plants and...

Tanzania’s quiet takeover of Nordic deals

DAR ES SALAAM: RECENTLY, in the grand yet crisp halls of the Grand Hotel in Oslo, Ambassador Mobhare Matinyi, Tanzania’s representative to Sweden (and by extension the Nordic and Baltic region), strode to the podium and didn’t just shake hands, he...

Learn about Microsoft’s $15.2 billion USD investment in the UAE

As Abu Dhabi and Dubai kick off a significant week hosting annual energy and technology conferences, we want to share details of our ongoing and planned investments in the United Arab Emirates. Roughly two and a half years ago, we embarked on a...

Tanzania still absent as Africa start-up funding tops $2.2bn

Dar es Salaam. Tanzania remains conspicuously absent from Africa’s fundraising leaderboard as of October, even as start-ups across the continent continue to secure significant capital, with the total raised in 2025 now surpassing $2.2 billion....

Kenya attracts Sh117bn capital as investors shift from tech to real-economy sectors

AGRICULTURE, Education and Energy have emerged as the sectors that attracted the most capital for Kenya as investors changed tact and started channeling investments to early-stage startups. New market data for the three months to September 2025,...

Sigh of relief for travellers via Zambia-Tanzania border as experts heighten emergency preparedness

Nakonde. Shalom Maregere, 26, is heading home to Mash West, Zimbabwe, after a vacation in Tanzania. As she navigates the busy Nakonde-Tunduma One-Stop Border Post into Zambia, she finds confidence in the visible health facilities and measures...

Drone technology set to revolutionise Tanzania’s agricultural sector

DAR ERS SALAAM: THE Ministry of Agriculture has intensified its efforts to transform Tanzania’s agricultural landscape through the adoption of modern technologies, particularly drone technology, to boost productivity and efficiency. This...

Wingu Africa and Africa Data Centres Forge Pan-African Digital Infrastructure Partnership

Wingu Africa, the provider of carrier-neutral, Tier III-standard data centres in East Africa, has entered a strategic partnership with Africa Data Centres, the operator of the continent’s largest network of interconnected facilities. The...

What new digital portal means for horticultural business across Tanzania

Arusha. Thousands of horticultural growers across Tanzania will soon sell their produce online through a newly developed web-based market portal designed to transform the country’s agricultural trade landscape. For years, most horticultural...

Absa and GirlCode empower young women in technology across Africa through GirlCodeHack 2025 

Absa, in partnership with GirlCode, concluded the 11th edition of the annual GirlCodeHack hackathon on 12 October 2025. The 30-hour hackathon brought together young women from eight African cities – Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Accra, Nairobi,...

Yunnan exports poultry hatching eggs to Tanzania, marking milestone

A shipment of around 35,000 white feathered broiler hatching eggs departed from Yunnan Province on Friday, marking the province’s first export of domestically produced hatching eggs to an overseas market. The “Guangming No. 2” hatching eggs,...

Tanzanian students develop digital voting system

Rombo. Students at Mashati Secondary School in Rombo, Kilimanjaro, have developed a digital voting system designed to simplify the election process for citizens. The innovation was created by students in Forms Five and Six, using knowledge gained...

Dodoma farmers see fortune in the technological use of underground water

DODOMA: FLOWERING, with green leaves, a huge mango tree stood tall among thickets of dried thorny bushes along Dar es Salaam- Dodoma SGR tracks in a hot and humid September this year. The situation baffled travelers who boarded the SGR Train from...

Tanzania’s avocado exports are booming but much of the fruit goes to waste

Avocados have been grown in Tanzania since the early 1890s. The global appetite for the creamy fruit, also known as green gold, is booming. The industry’s market value was over US$6.5 billion in 2020, reached US$16.24 billion in 2024 and is...

Tanzanian farmers endure a threat of the climate change

DODOMA: FARMERS in Dodoma, Singida, Morogoro, and Manyara regions are facing growing challenges in sustaining agricultural production due to the adverse effects of recurrent droughts, erratic rainfall, and rising temperatures. According to the...

Tanzania banks on vocational training to develop a modern, competitive workforce

DAR ES SALAAM: PRIME Minister Kassim Majaliwa said the Tanzanian government will continue to develop a modern and competitive workforce capable of thriving in both regional and international labor markets. He said the goal is to ensure that this...

Tanzania sees oil potential at Eyasi Wembere basin project

ARUSHA: A research under the strategic Eyasi Wembere project, aimed at exploring oil and gas in the East African Rift Valley, has revealed promising potential for oil discoveries in the area. Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Energy,...