EAST AFRICA

Ruto Arrives in Tanzania With a Refinery Proposal, a Pipeline Discussion, and a Parliamentary Address That No Kenyan President Has Made Before.

Kenya's President William Ruto arrived in Tanzania on 4 May 2026 for a two-day state visit that is s...

May 4 15 min

REGIONAL MARKETS

Africa's 25 Most Wealthiest Cities in 2026: Johannesburg Still Leads, But East Africa Is Rewriting the Rankings

Africa's private wealth stood at approximately USD 2.5 trillion in investable assets in 2026, distri...

Apr 18 16 min

EAST AFRICA

Tanzania Needs to Go From USD 95 Billion to USD 1 Trillion in 25 Years. The Arithmetic Is Straightforward, Everything Else Is Not.

On July 19, 2025, President Samia Suluhu Hassan launched Tanzania's Development Vision 2050 in Dodom...

Apr 10 15 min

EAST AFRICA

Tanzania Is Building a USD 1 Trillion Economy. The CAG Has Just Documented the Distance Between That Ambition and the Institutional Reality. Both Can Be True Simultaneously.

Two things are true at the same time. Capital is entering Tanzania at scale. The system absorbing th...

Apr 10 5 min

REGIONAL MARKETS

Africa Is Growing Three Times Faster Than the United States. It Is Also Falling Further Behind in Absolute Terms Every Year. Both of These Statements Are True. Only One of Them Matters for Policy.

In 2025, East Africa is projected to grow at 5.9 percent. The United States is projected to grow at ...

Apr 6 13 min

EAST AFRICA

East Africa Is Growing at 6 Percent. So Why Do Many Citizens Feel Poorer? It Is Not a Perception Problem. It Is a Structural One.

Tanzania registered USD 10.95 billion in approved investment capital in 2025 and ranks 138th in the ...

Apr 6 17 min

EAST AFRICA

Tanzania Is Rated B+. The Rating Is Not the Problem. What It Is Measuring Is

Fitch has affirmed Tanzania's long-term foreign currency rating at B+ with a stable outlook. Moody's...

Mar 30 15 min

GLOBAL

The Strait Nobody in Africa is Talking About — But Everyone Will Feel

A war thousands of miles away is already being priced into what Africans pay for fuel, food, and goo...

Mar 4 7 min

EAST AFRICA

What the East African Community Must Learn from the AES’s Post-Colonial Economic Push

The Alliance of Sahel States has launched an 895 million dollar investment bank funded by natural re...

Dec 16 6 min

EAST AFRICA

How China is Shaping Tanzania’s Infrastructure and Economy

From ports, airports, and railways to hydropower plants, factories, and community health programs, C...

Sep 30 3 min

EAST AFRICA

Tanzania’s Path to a $1 Trillion Economy: A Vision for Economic Transformation

Tanzania has long grappled with the gap between its potential and reality. The country sits on a wea...

Aug 26 4 min

EAST AFRICA

Tanzania's Economic Trajectory: Projecting a $180 Billion GDP by 2030

Tanzania stands at a pivotal juncture in its economic evolution. With concerted efforts in infrastru...

Aug 25 4 min