Low-Cost Airline Fastjet May Terminate its Tanzanian Operations
African low-cost carrier Fastjet (LON: FJET), with operation in Tanzania, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, could cease operations in Tanzania, its largest market, due to the continued...
View ArticleAfDB Approve USD322 Million for Road Upgrade in Tanzania and Burundi
The Boards of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) have approved USD322.35 million loans and grant to Tanzania and Burundi to finance the Kabingo-Kasulu-Manyovu (260 km) and...
View ArticleConstruction of Tanzania-Kenya Highway to Begin in Early 2019
China’s official state-run press agency Xinhua recently reported that the construction of the coastal highway linking the towns of Malindi in Kenya to Bagamoyo in Tanzania will begin in early 2019,...
View ArticleConstruction of New Dar Selander Bridge Start
On 20th December 2018, Tanzania’s President Hon. Dr. John Magufuli laid the foundation stone for the construction of the new Selander bridge in Dar es Salaam. The bridge will link the area of Aga...
View ArticleAir Tanzania Introduce New Flights To Zimbabwe and Zambia
Tanzania’s national air carrier Air Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL) has recently introduced new direct flights from Dar es Salaam to Harare in Zimbabwe. The airline’s Airbus A220-300 will fly from...
View ArticleDART Ubungo Interchange Construction 25% Complete
The Tanzania National Roads Agency (TANROADS), the government agency charged with the development, maintenance and management of trunk and regional roads, said that the Ubungo Interchange, a set of...
View ArticleConstruction of Tanzania-Kenya Highway Delayed to 2020
China’s official state-run press agency Xinhua recently reported that the construction of the coastal highway linking the towns of Malindi in Kenya to Bagamoyo in Tanzania will begin in early 2020,...
View ArticleAir Tanzania Start Dar-Johannesburg Route
State-owned airline Air Tanzania Company Ltd (ATCL) has launched its schedule route connecting Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, with O.R. Tambo International Airport in...
View ArticleTanzania Halt Bagamoyo Port Project
Tanzania’s President Magufuli has halted the construction of the USD 10 billion Bagamoyo port, one of the largest government infrastructure projects in the country. Located north of the commercial...
View ArticleTanzania Standard Gauge Railway to Start Operations in December 2019
Tanzanian authorities recently announced that the first phase operation of the 300km standard gauge railway (SGR) linking the business capital Dar es Salaam and Morogoro to the East will commence on...
View ArticleDar Es Salaam Airport Inaugurate New Terminal 3
On 1st August 2019, Tanzanian President John Magufuli has inaugurated Terminal 3 of the Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA) in Dar es Salaam. The new terminal, which cost TZS 722 billion to...
View ArticleAfDB Lend Tanzania USD 180M for Dodoma Ring Road
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Government of Tanzania recently signed the agreement for a soft loan of USD 180 million to build the Dodoma City Outer Ring Road. The 110.2 km project will...
View ArticleConstruction of Kigongo-Busisi Bridge on Lake Victoria Start
The President of Tanzania Hon. Dr. John Magufuli on 7th December 2019 laid the foundation stone of the Kigongo-Busisi bridge, the longest in East Africa and the sixth-longest in Africa. The 3.2...
View ArticleAfDB To Finance Tanzania-Kenya / Mobasa-Bagamoyo Road
The African Development Bank (AfDB) recently approved a EUR 345 million financing package for road construction in Tanzania and Kenya. The Bank’s support for the Mombasa-Lunga Lunga/Horohoro and...
View ArticleAfDB Lends Tanzania USD 272 M for the Construction of Msalato International...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has recently approved a USD 272.12 million loan to Tanzania for the construction of a new international airport in the capital Dodoma. The funding package comprises...
View ArticleTanzania Get USD 1.6 Bn Loan for SGR Railway Project
The Ministry of Finance of Tanzania has obtained a term loan of USD 1.46 billion to fund the construction of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project from Dar es Salaam to Makutupora in central...
View ArticleMtwara Port Double Cargo Handling in 2019/20
The Bank of Tanzania (BOT) recently published its Consolidated Zonal Economic Performance Report for the year ending June 2020, indicating that the volume of cargo handled at the Mtwara port more than...
View ArticleTanzania To Buy 5 Planes and Open New International Airport in Dodoma
The Tanzania Airport Authority (TAA) informed that the government is set to buy five new aircrafts including a cargo plane in the next five years to support its ambition of becoming an industrialized...
View ArticleTanzania Sign USD 1.3b SGR Railway Construction Agreement With China
Tanzania’s President John Magufuli and China’s Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi signed on 8th January 2021 the agreement for the construction of the 5th phase of the new Standard Gauge Railway (SGR)....
View ArticleDar es Salaam Inaugurate New Interchange to Ease Traffic Congestion in Ubungo
On 24th February 2021, Tanzanian President John Magufuli inaugurated the Ubungo Interchange in northwestern Dar es Salaam that will ease traffic congestion in the commercial capital. Dubbed Kijazi...
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