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Thomas Joel Kibwana is a Tanzanian political and international affairs analyst specializing in diplomacy, geopolitics, politics, public policy, and international relations. He has more than a decade of experience in political analysis, strategic communications, public affairs, business development, and media engagement.
Kibwana holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies, with a minor in Political Science, from the University of Central Arkansas in the United States, as well as a Leadership Certificate from the Uongozi Institute through Aalto University Executive Education and Professional Development
The proposed Tanga Regional Energy Hub is about far more than Ugandan crude. If implemented, it could turn Tanzania into one of East Africa’s most important petroleum trading, refining and logistics centres—and give Uganda a powerful alternative to the Mombasa corridor.