Technical Problems Cause Dry Pumps At Malawi’s Fuel Stations

Malawi is currently experiencing a shortage of petrol, diesel and paraffin at its fuel pumps due to technical problems at the Ports of Beira in Mozambique and Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, an official said Friday. Acting Executive Director for Malawi Energy...

Tanzania Coffee Body Set to Comply with International Law

A new system to trace and track coffee originating in Tanzania from the farm to the customer will see the country’s coffee comply with international standards. The Director General of the Tanzania Coffee Board (TCB), Adolph Kumburu, told APA in...

Tanzanian Troops Ready to Serve in Darfur Mission

A battalion of over 800 Tanzanian soldiers is ready to serve in the troubled region of Darfur in Sudan to boost international efforts in restoring peace there following the completion of a United Nations verification exercise, a senior government official...

Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi Unveil $3.5 Billion Joint Railway Project

Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi have rolled out a joint multinational railway project estimated to cost $3.5 billion unveiled to potential investors at a two-day roundtable conference beginning this Monday in Tunisia. According to a press statement availed...

International Mobile Telecommunications Provider to Bring Mobile Banking to Over 100 Million People in East Africa

An international mobile telecommunications provider, Zain, plans to bring mobile banking to over 100 million people in East Africa through its new Zap service, APA learned Tuesday. According to Zain statement released in Dar es Salaam, Zap will initially...

Norway Helps Tanzania Fight Deforestation With $100m Grant

Norway has given the Tanzania government a US$100 million grant in order to help combat deforestation and environmental degradation activities, an official of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism told APA Saturday.

Bank of Tanzania Planning Major Change to the Country’s Banknotes

The Bank of Tanzania is planning a major change to the country’s banknotes, five years after the currency currently in circulation was introduced on the local market, APA learned Thursday.

Congolese Politician And Legislator Blames the West for Ongoing African Conflicts

A prominent Congolese politician and legislator Professor Wamba dia Mwamba, has said in Dar es Salaam that on-going conflicts in Africa like the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Zimbabwe and Somalia are influenced by Western countries for the protection...

U.S. Grants Tanzania More Than $600,000 for Development of a Central Railway

The U.S. government has extended to Tanzania a grant amounting to more than $600,000 for development of a central railway that runs from the commercial capital Dar es Salaam to Kigoma town port in Lake Tanganyika in the far west bordering Burundi, Rwanda,...