Tanzania

Tanzania has secured Sh3.67 trillion for the construction of two sections of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), covering the route from Makutupora in Singida Region to Isaka in Shinyanga Region via Tabora, Transport Minister Makame Mbarawa has said. The funding covers Lots 3 and 4, which together span 424 kilometres …

With billions flowing through mining procurement each year, the sector holds real power to build local industry, from the equipment and materials to the technical services that keep operations running. Geofields Tanzania Limited’s new wire mesh manufacturing plant in Kerege, Bagamoyo, signals a push to capture more of that value …

A planned 67% increase in pipeline capacity along the Beira–Feruka route is putting regional fuel security in focus, with infrastructure operators and industry stakeholders set to meet in Zambia to examine how the expansion could improve supply to mining and industrial markets across Southern Africa. Companhia do Pipeline Moçambique-Zimbabwe (CPMZ) …

By BAZIN MAMBUMINA DODOMA — Tanzania is attempting to strike a balance between aggressively commercializing its critical minerals and preserving priceless archaeological history, as booming mining revenues place its subterranean wealth at the center of the nation’s economic agenda. Government revenues from mining surged to more than 1.071 trillion Tanzanian …

Tanzania is positioning mining as a cornerstone of a much longer economic ambition. Prime Minister Mwigulu Nchemba has directed the Ministry of Minerals to strengthen the management of the mining sector in order to enhance productivity in line with the country’s Development Vision 2050. Nchemba issued the directive on 3 …

The scale of Tanzania’s industrial ambitions is beginning to reshape the equipment needed to build them. As mining developments expand alongside power transmission, renewable energy, oil and gas and major infrastructure projects, Sarens is strengthening its local heavy-lifting capability with a new 260 tonne all-terrain crane. The XCMG XCA260H joins …

Lake Victoria Gold Ltd. formalized the appointment of a local engineering firm to lead development at its Imwelo gold project in northwestern Tanzania, satisfying strict domestic regulatory mandates while moving closer to construction. The Vancouver-based miner, through its wholly owned subsidiary Tembo Gold (T) Limited, received approval from the Tanzania …

The Lobito Corridor is emerging as one of Africa’s most strategically important pieces of mineral infrastructure as global powers and investors compete to secure access to the copper and cobalt needed to drive the energy transition. The United States (U.S) is preparing to put up to $1 billion behind the …

Egypt is moving to convert its landmark hydropower success in Tanzania into a much broader economic footprint, with President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan discussing a large-scale agricultural land reclamation project, a new maritime shipping route and expanded port cooperation during talks in Dar es Salaam, …