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Zanzibar MP Gives Capital to 70 Women Entrepreneurs

Zanzibar’s Mtambwe constituency representative and Minister for Communication, Information Technology and Innovation, Dr Mohammed Ali Suleiman, has provided business capital to 70 women entrepreneurs and urged residents to establish and formally register business groups to improve their access to loans, financial assistance
October 29, 2026

Mikumi Airport Set For November Completion

Tanzania is moving closer to completing a modern airstrip inside Mikumi National Park, with the Kikoboga Airport project expected to be handed over by November 15, 2026, in a development aimed at improving air access to one of the country’s important wildlife
September 30, 2026

Ghana Rejects US Health Deal Over Data Concerns

Ghana has rejected a proposed new health agreement with the United States after President John Dramani Mahama said several provisions raised concerns over sensitive health data, financing obligations and Ghana’s regulatory authority. The decision puts Ghana among a growing number of African
September 30, 2026

From Aid Recipient to Medicine Producer

Tanzania wants to transform itself from a country heavily dependent on imported medicines into a pharmaceutical manufacturing hub for East Africa, but the gap between that ambition and the country’s current industrial capacity remains enormous. The government has set an ambitious target
September 30, 2026

Who Controls Tanzania’s Health Data?

Tanzania is rapidly expanding digital health systems that collect enormous amounts of information about its citizens, but the growing role of foreign-funded technology and technical partners is raising a difficult question: who ultimately controls, stores and accesses Tanzania’s health data? The question
September 30, 2026

Why Africa Still Imports Its Medicine

Africa continues to import most of the medicines it consumes, leaving countries such as Tanzania exposed to foreign supply chains even as governments across the continent increasingly talk about pharmaceutical self-sufficiency. The problem is particularly visible in Tanzania, where domestic pharmaceutical manufacturing
September 30, 2026

PEPFAR: Lifesaving Partnership or Structural Dependency?

Tanzania’s long dependence on foreign financing for essential health programmes is coming under renewed scrutiny as changes in United States assistance expose weaknesses in the country’s ability to independently sustain services that have relied heavily on external support. For years, the U.S.
September 30, 2026

What Happens When America Switches Off Health Funding?

Tanzania is facing a growing challenge to the sustainability of critical health programmes as changes in United States foreign assistance expose the risks of relying heavily on external financing for HIV prevention, treatment, laboratory services and community-based healthcare. For more than two
September 30, 2026

Could Tanzania Miss the Manufacturing Opportunity?

Africa is becoming increasingly important to the global transition towards cleaner energy, with countries across the continent holding minerals needed for batteries, electric vehicles, renewable-energy systems and other technologies. But for Tanzania, the emerging green-minerals economy raises a critical question: Will the
September 29, 2026

Tanzania Must Learn From Africa’s Costly Mining Deals

As competition for Africa’s minerals intensifies, Tanzania faces another major challenge: how to negotiate mining agreements that protect national interests over decades, rather than focusing only on immediate investment and export revenues. The question is particularly important because mining contracts can determine
September 29, 2026

Who Will Own Tanzania’s Battery Future?

Tanzania’s growing graphite and critical-minerals sector is placing the country closer to the global battery supply chain, but an important question remains: How much of the battery industry’s value will actually remain in Tanzania? The country is already attracting investment aimed at
September 29, 2026
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