Tanzania news in English from The Rio Times — Dodoma and Dar es Salaam politics, economy and markets.
Tanzania Carries East: The scorecard: the East African Community's Regional Monitoring Committee counts 28 outstanding non-tariff barriers in the bloc's
August 31, 2026
Tanzania Ntorya gas development faces a dispute notice from Ndovu Resources against operator ARA Petroleum, months before a December first-gas...
August 29, 2026
The Tanzania US health agreement, worth about US$3.1 billion over five years, entered implementation talks with Zanzibar officials this week.
August 27, 2026
The Tanzania vice president, Emmanuel Nchimbi, resigns on 4 September, saying he promised to step aside whenever the president wanted...
August 26, 2026
The Julius Nyerere hydropower plant, 2,115 megawatts built by Egyptian contractors for Sh7.452 trillion, was inaugurated on 22 August 2026.
August 22, 2026
The Central Corridor is the rail and road route from Dar es Salaam to the Congolese copper belt. Both governments...
August 20, 2026
The 2026 US Fiscal Transparency Report says Tanzania still fails minimum standards, with no significant progress in 2025, despite earlier...
August 18, 2026
Tanzania's revenue chief toured Fumba Port on 15 August and pledged a cargo scanner, as the Kenyan-owned terminal heads for...
August 17, 2026
Zanzibar signed a three-year deal on 16 August 2026 to train 600 public servants in AI and cybersecurity, in classes...
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