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Tanzania's Members of Parliament have called for stronger financial oversight and measurable results from Tourism Development Levy projects, as Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism Dr. Ashatu Kijaji reaffirmed the Ministry's commitment to accountability and effective investment in the tourism sector.
Tanzanian peacekeepers in eastern DR Congo have marked the International Day of the Girl Child by providing puberty education and sanitary pads to schoolgirls at Kartusi and Ngite primary schools in North Kivu, highlighting community support alongside peacekeeping duties.
Tanzania's 981 licensed savings and credit cooperatives held TZS 1.69 trillion in assets and served approximately 1.9 million members by the end of 2025, Foreign Minister Mahmoud Thabit Kombo said as he urged African financial cooperatives to strengthen governance, accelerate digital innovation and expand affordable credit.
Tanzania and Türkiye are stepping up efforts to achieve a $1 billion bilateral trade target after Foreign Minister Mahmoud Thabit Kombo met a delegation from Turkish business association MÜSİAD in Dar es Salaam to explore investment opportunities in manufacturing, agriculture, energy, infrastructure and tourism.
Tanzania and Cuba have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening longstanding diplomatic relations and exploring new areas of mutually beneficial cooperation following talks between Foreign Minister Mahmoud Thabit Kombo and Cuban Ambassador Yordenis Despaigne Vera in Dar es Salaam.
Tanzania’s Prime Minister Mwigulu Nchemba has directed TANESCO to maintain the TZS 27,000 subsidised electricity connection rate for newly designated small towns with rural characteristics, while announcing measures to formalise Bagamoyo’s status and address local land disputes.
Zanzibar President Hussein Ali Mwinyi has urged world leaders to turn biodiversity pledges into concrete action, sustainable financing and community benefits, highlighting Tanzania’s 2030 conservation strategy and the expansion of Zanzibar’s marine protected areas.
Zanzibar President Hussein Ali Mwinyi has urged world leaders to translate biodiversity commitments into concrete action, sustainable financing and community benefits, highlighting Tanzania’s 2030 conservation strategy and the expansion of Zanzibar’s marine protected areas.
Tanzania’s 29-kilometre Nsalaga–Ifisi four-lane highway in Mbeya has reached 46% completion, with the strategic road project expected to strengthen transport links between Njombe, Mbeya and Songwe while improving trade connectivity with Zambia, Malawi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Tanzania’s 29-kilometre Nsalaga–Ifisi four-lane highway has reached 46% completion, with the TZS 183.7 billion project expected to strengthen transport links across the Southern Highlands and support regional trade with Zambia, Malawi and the DRC.
Tanzania’s TSh285.7 billion Nkangamo Power Substation in Songwe has reached 83.13% completion, with energisation targeted for November as the country strengthens links to Southern Africa’s electricity market.
