News Conference pledges $50bn to electrify Africa A conference held in Tanzania last week to progress the electrification of Africa has resulted in a pledge to spend more than $50bn on expanding the continent’s grids and generating…
News Tanzania picks Chinese contractors to build $2.2bn rail link to Burundi Tanzania has signed a $2.2bn deal with two Chinese firms to build a standard gauge rail link between the port of Dar es Salaam and a nickel mine in Burundi,…
News Development Bank reinstates China Railway Construction Engineering The African Development Bank (AfDB) has allowed China Railway Construction Engineering (CRCE), a state-owned company, to be reinstated for bidding on bank-financed projects provided it meets guidelines and co-operates with…
News Tanzania buys Chinese freight wagons as standard gauge railway gets off to flying start Tanzania is to receive 264 freight wagons to improve cargo flows on its booming standard gauge railway (SGR).
News At least 20 killed in Tanzanian building collapse Samia Suluhu Hassan, Tanzania’s president, has confirmed that 20 people died in the collapse of a building in the busy Kariakoo district in the centre of Dar es Salaam.
News China, Tanzania and Zambia agree $1bn plan to modernise Africa’s longest railway China, Tanzania, and Zambia have signed a memorandum of understanding to rehabilitate a 1,860km rail line between Tanzania and Zambia, the Xinhua news agency reports. The $1bn scheme was…
News World Bank agrees $200m for Tanzania rail upgrade The World Bank, through its International Development Association, has approved a $200m loan to fund improvements on one of Tanazania’s two main railways, the narrow-gauge line running 970km between the…
News China proposes $1bn revamp of Tanzania-Zambia railway China has offered to spend more than $1bn modernising the famous Tazara railway that links the port of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania to Zambia’s copper belt, Bloomberg reports. The…
News African Development Bank to fund rail link between Burundi and Tanzania The African Development Bank (AfDB) has agreed to loan $696m for a rail link between Burundi and Tanzania as part of Africa’s Central Corridor. The 651km route will be split…
News Holcim to sell its cement businesses in Tanzania and Uganda Swiss cement-maker Holcim has announced plans to sell its subsidiaries in Tanzania and Uganda. Hima Cement, the Ugandan business, will be sold to local conglomerate Sarrai Group for $120m. Holcim…
News 50km bridge to Zanzibar: Tanzania in ‘advanced talks’ with Chinese firm The Tanzanian government is planning to build a 50km bridge – the longest in Africa – between Dar es Salaam and the island of Zanzibar, Construct Africa reports. Geofrey Kasekenya,…
News France and African Development Bank to finance Tanzanian hydropower project The government of Tanzania has signed a $300m loan agreement with the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the French Development Agency to finance the 88MW Kakono Hydropower Plant in the…
