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Tanzania among Top 10 African Air Travel Destinations in 2016
Tanzania is among the top 10 African destinations by international air arrivals for the period January-August 2016. This was indicated in a recent analysis on international air travel to East Africa by...
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Air Tanzania Receive Two Bombardier Q400 Aircraft
Air Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL) recently saw the delivery of two Q400 aircrafts from Canadian manufacturer Bombardier following the purchase agreement signed in August 2016. The aircrafts are...
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TAZARA Looking for USD1.2b Private Investment to Increase Freight Volume
The Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) needs about USD250m of investments in the short term and about USD1.2b in the long term. For this, Bruno Ching’andu, Managing Director at the Authority,...
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Tanzania Transport Sector Record 30.6% Growth in Q2 2016
Tanzania’s transport sector grew at a rate of 30.6% in Q2 2016 reaching TZS743b, compared to TZS569b in Q2 2015 with a growth rate of 9.4%. The results were included in a report recently issued by the...
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Tanzania Purchase USD170m Worth of Vehicles from India
The Government of Tanzania recently made a USD170m purchase of vehicles, gensets, spares and equipment for ambulances, from Indian automobile manufacturing company Ashok Leyland. The purchased goods...
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TAZARA Freight Volume Increase by +9.4% in Q3 2016
The Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) recently announced that freight volume increased by +9.4% in Q3 2016 to 29,061t from 26,571t in Q3 2015. Passengers transported between Dar es Salaam and...
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Tanzania Tender: Dar es Salaam – Morogoro Standard Gauge Railway Design and...
The Reli Assets Holding Company (RAHCO) invites sealed tenders from contractors for the design and construction of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from Dar es Salaam to Morogoro during the 2016–2017...
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Tanzania Purchase USD200m Bombardier Aircraft
The Government of Tanzania recently signed a USD200m purchase agreement with Canadian manufacturer Bombardier for two CS300 jetliners and one Q400 turboprop aircraft. They will be used for commercial...
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Tanzania Purchase Boeing Aircraft
The Government of Tanzania has purchased a B787-8 aircraft with a 262-seat configuration from American manufacturer Boeing. The aircraft, expected for delivery in June 2018, will be used for commercial...
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AfDB Approve USD74.9m for Mozambique-Tanzania Road Connection
The African Development Bank (AfDB) recently approved USD71.8m grant and USD3.1m loan to the Government of Mozambique to improve road connectivity with Tanzania. The road segment Mueda – Negomano in...
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Istanbul-Zanzibar Flights Launched
As of December 13th, 2016, Turkish Airlines (BIST:THYAO) launched a new route from Istanbul to Zanzibar (Istanbul-Kilimanjaro-Zanzibar-Istanbul), which will be operated three times per week. Flights to...
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Tanzania Transport Sector Record 12.2% Growth in Q3 2016
Tanzania’s transport sector grew at a rate of 12.2% in Q3 2016 reaching TZS865b at constant prices, compared to TZS771b in Q3 2015 and a growth rate of 6.7%. The results were included in a report...
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Dar Es Salaam Officially Launch Bus Rapid Transit System
Tanzania’s President Magufuli officially launched the operations of the Dar es Salaam Bus Rapid Transit (DART) system during the visit of the World Bank (WB) Vice President for Africa, Makhtar Diop, on...
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Tanzania Receive USD60.1m Grant to Transform Dar es Salaam Port
TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) and the Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) recently signed a USD60.1m grant agreement to support the transformation of the Dar es Salaam port. The support is intended to...
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Tanzania to Build Inland Container Depot in Coast Region
Tanzania’s Minister for Works Transport and Communication Makame Mbarawa announced on February 2017 that the government will next month (March 2017) start construction of a USD4 million inland...
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Tanzania Inaugurate USD68.5m Military Airport
Tanzanian President John Magufuli inaugurated on 6th March 2017 the renovated military airport at Ngerengere in Morogoro region. The reconstruction of the airport, by the Chinese government, began on...
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Mtwara Port Expansion Works Started
On March 4, 2017 Tanzanian President John Magufuli placed the foundation stone for the expansion works at the Mtwara port in southern Tanzania. The construction works for a new 350-meter long berth...
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Precision Air to Restart Flights to Uganda
Tanzanian air carrier Precision Air (DSE: PAL) announced that it will relaunch flights to Entebbe after a market study revealed that there was demand for flights between Tanzania and Uganda. “We will...
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DART Ubungo Interchange Construction Lunched
The World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim and the Tanzanian President John Magufuli recently unveiled the foundation stone for the second phase of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system of Dar Es Salaam...
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Low-Cost Airline fastjet Appoints New Board Directors
Troubled low-cost airline fastjet (AIM:FJET) announced the appointments of a new Non-Executive Chairman, a Non-Executive Director and a new Chief Financial Officer. Through the appointments, the...
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