Finland, UNDP ink €2m deal to boost green innovation in Tanzania’s forestry sector

Dar es Salaam. The government of Finland and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have signed a €2 million (approximately Sh6 billion) agreement to support Tanzania’s forestry sector through the GreenCatalyst Initiative—a two-year programme …

Tanzania can be king, and EAC could see its first climate-induced state failure

Recent weeks and days have seen several climate and environmental events and reports, small and big, that have left East Africa teetering between catastrophe and opportunity. A toxic algae bloom in Lake Victoria, caused by the shameful level of pollution …

Tanzania outlines measures to mitigate foreign aid policy shift

Dodoma. The government has taken steps to mitigate the impact of changing international development financing policies, particularly those by developed nations, with a focus on projects that were previously supported by the US. Responding in Parliament on …

Orca Announces Signing Settlement Agreement for the Payment of Arrears Owing by Tanzania Electric Supply Company ...

TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands, April 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orca Energy Group Inc. (“Orca” or the “Company” and includes its subsidiaries and affiliates) (TSX-V: ORC.A, ORC.B) announces that PanAfrican Energy Tanzania Limited (“PAET”) signed a …

Tanzania’s tax-to-GDP ratio soars to 14pc in 2024/25

DAR ES SALAAM: VICE President Dr Phillip Mpango said the tax-to-GDP ratio remains low, rising from 12.0 percent in 2001/02 to 14.9 percent in 2024/25, despite good progress in tax collection, and called for more systemic and policy-driven action. …

Tanzania: Democracy at stake after CHADEMA election ban

Tanzania's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has barred the country's main opposition party, CHADEMA, from participating in October's general election. INEC cited CHADEMA's refusal to sign the electoral code of conduct to …

Tanzania's Opposition Party Barred From October Polls

Tanzania opposition says election disqualification is unconstitutional

Tanzania's main opposition party on Tuesday declared its disqualification from upcoming national polls was unconstitutional, only a week after its leader was detained and charged with treason. The east African nation's authorities have increasingly …

Zambia-Tanzania Interconnector Set for Completion by 2028

The Zambian government has confirmed that construction on the long-awaited Zambia-Tanzania Interconnector Project will resume, with completion targeted for 2028. The $320 million initiative, backed by the World Bank, the European Union, and the UK, aims to …

Tanzania on track to introduce cable transport to spur tourism

DAR ES SALAAM, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian authorities have confirmed that they are preparing to introduce regulations for operating cable transport, also known as cable car systems, to boost the country's tourism and transport infrastructure. …