INFRASTRUCTURE & INDUSTRIALISATION

Tanzania Begins Feasibility Study for Dar es Salaam Monorail as Dodoma Seeks Financing for Its Own Commuter Rail

Tanzania is moving from building railways between its cities to planning railways inside them. Tanza...

Sep 17 9 min

INFRASTRUCTURE & INDUSTRIALISATION

Kenya Spent $207 Million Dressing Itself in Other People's Old Clothes Last Year

World Bank WITS data for 2024 shows ten African countries, led by Kenya ($207.1 million), Uganda ($1...

Aug 12 8 min

INFRASTRUCTURE & INDUSTRIALISATION

Kenya Has Started Building the Naivasha-Kisumu-Malaba SGR Extension. With Tanzania's Central Corridor Already Carrying Passengers and Uganda's Network Planned, East Africa's Railway Race Is Now a Three-Country Contest.

Kenya Railways confirmed construction of the Ksh 700 billion Naivasha-Kisumu-Malaba SGR extension co...

Jul 1 10 min

INFRASTRUCTURE & INDUSTRIALISATION

India’s BL Agro Plans $739 Million Tanzania Investment as Country Moves to Cut Edible Oil Imports

India’s BL Agro plans to invest about US$739 million in Tanzania over ten years, beginning with a ...

Oct 23 14 min

INFRASTRUCTURE & INDUSTRIALISATION

SHACMAN Enters Tanzania’s CNG Truck Market to Drive Cleaner, Lower-Cost Logistics

SHACMAN’s entry signals that CNG is moving beyond passenger vehicles and three-wheeled motorcycles...

Sep 6 8 min

INFRASTRUCTURE & INDUSTRIALISATION

Kenya's Ruto Orders Tata Chemicals to Exit Magadi Soda Ash Operation

Kenyan President William Ruto has ordered Tata Chemicals to end its operations at Lake Magadi, escal...

Sep 5 9 min

INFRASTRUCTURE & INDUSTRIALISATION

Tanzania Deepens Dangote Partnership as Vision 2050 Investment Drive Moves to Nigeria

A Tanzanian government delegation led by Minister of State Kitila Mkumbo met Aliko Dangote in Lagos ...

Aug 6 6 min

INFRASTRUCTURE & INDUSTRIALISATION

Tanzania Breaks Ground on $2.7 Billion Tabora to Kigoma Railway, Strengthening Great Lakes Trade

President Samia Suluhu Hassan laid the foundation stone for the Tabora-Kigoma Standard Gauge Railway...

Jul 20 7 min

INFRASTRUCTURE & INDUSTRIALISATION

Kenya Has Broken Ground on a KSh 700 Billion SGR Extension to Malaba and Kisumu. The Northern Corridor's Transformation From Road to Rail Is Now Under Construction.

Kenya has started construction on the 370km SGR extension to Malaba and Kisumu, targeting 22 million...

Jul 7 5 min

INFRASTRUCTURE & INDUSTRIALISATION

China's SINOVEST Is Building a USD 10 Million Textile Factory at Tanzania's Bagamoyo SEZ. It Will Create 5,000 Jobs and Add to the Value Chain Tanzania Has Been Missing.

Chinese company SINOVEST is building a USD 10 million textile and garment manufacturing facility at ...

Jun 8 4 min

INFRASTRUCTURE & INDUSTRIALISATION

Tanzania Has Commissioned a Salt Processing Plant in Kilwa, Lindi. It Is a Small Project With a Large Argument Behind It.

STAMICO has commissioned a salt processing plant in Kilwa District, Lindi Region, inaugurated by Min...

May 29 11 min

INFRASTRUCTURE & INDUSTRIALISATION

Aliko Dangote Is Planning a Refinery in Tanzania That Would Serve Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, and Ethiopia. East Africa's Energy Economics Are About to Change.

Aliko Dangote disclosed that Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, and Rwanda have approached the Dangote Group a...

May 15 11 min