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Tanzania Seizes Sh4.9 Billion Smuggled Minerals Nationwide

 Tanzania has intensified its fight against illegal mineral trade after authorities seized minerals worth nearly Sh4.9 billion in a series of anti-smuggling operations carried out across the country over the past year, underscoring the government’s determination to protect national mineral resources and
July 13, 2026

Hormuz Crisis Sends Global Oil Prices Higher

Global oil markets faced fresh pressure on Monday as crude prices jumped by more than 4 percent, driven by growing fears that escalating military tensions between the United States and Iran could threaten one of the world’s most important energy trade routes.
July 13, 2026

BoT Warns Tanzanians As Money Laundering Risks Rise

 The Bank of Tanzania (BoT) has intensified public awareness efforts against money laundering, warning citizens that allowing their bank accounts, mobile money wallets or other financial service accounts to be used for unexplained transactions could expose them to criminal investigations and possible
July 12, 2026

Africa’s Critical Minerals Are Redefining Global Power

The trucks begin arriving before sunrise. One after another, they carry tonnes of freshly mined ore from remote mining sites to processing centres, ports and international markets. For workers, it is another day’s labour. For investors, it is another business opportunity. For
July 10, 2026

Tanzania Cement Prices Rise Despite Production Surplus

Tanzanians are expected to pay significantly more for cement after the country’s leading manufacturers announced fresh price increases, a development likely to raise construction costs despite Tanzania producing substantially more cement than it consumes each year. The latest adjustments, ranging from Sh500
July 10, 2026

Oil Prices Surge As US-Iran Conflict Shakes Global Markets

Global oil prices jumped by more than five percent after the United States and Iran exchanged fresh military strikes, triggering fears of supply disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz and sending shockwaves across international financial and energy markets. Brent crude and U.S.
July 9, 2026

Thousands Flock To Tanzania’s Sabasaba Fair

 Dar es Salaam Regional Commissioner Albert Chalamila has urged residents of Dar es Salaam and Tanzanians across the country to attend the **Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair>, describing the exhibition as a key platform for business, innovation, education and public services.
July 7, 2026

Rwanda Breaks From Kenyan Fuel Supply Model

 Rwanda will introduce a new government-to-government (G-to-G) fuel import system from August 2026, marking a significant shift in East Africa’s energy trade and becoming the latest country to reduce its dependence on Kenyan oil marketers for fuel supplies. According to Business Daily,
June 30, 2026

Samia Hosts Dangote As Investment Talks Intensify

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has held high-level talks with Africa’s richest businessman, Aliko Dangote, in a meeting widely seen as reinforcing Tanzania’s ambition to position itself as one of East Africa’s leading destinations for industrial investment and energy development. The meeting,
June 29, 2026

Tanzania Shifts Sugar Tax To Imports

Tanzania has revised its proposed fiscal measures by scrapping a planned levy on domestically produced sugar and shifting the tax burden to imported sugar, in a move aimed at protecting local manufacturers while strengthening the country’s domestic sugar industry. The change was
June 27, 2026
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