Tanzania

Tanzania is East Africa’s second-largest economy, rich in gold, natural gas, and agricultural exports. Africaspoint covers Tanzania’s port and transport infrastructure, mining sector, investment climate, and the economic policies shaping one of the region’s most resource-endowed nations.

Rukwa gets national grid power in May

Tanzania's Rukwa Region will receive electricity from the national grid by May 2026, once a 400kV transmission line from Iringa…

Tanzania cuts maternal deaths by 80%

Tanzania has slashed maternal mortality from 556 to 104 per 100,000 live births and cut under-five deaths from 67 to…

Tanzania’s $274m port fuel tanks, 41% done

President Samia Suluhu Hassan has formally launched a TZS 678.6 billion ($274m) oil storage project at Dar es Salaam port,…

Abiy unveils Addis Ababa’s riverside makeover

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed inaugurated the Entoto-Kebena River and Riverside Development Project in Addis Ababa…

EU’s steel tariff hits South Africa

The EU's new steel import framework took effect July 1, imposing annual quotas with a…