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Tanzania’s Trader Ban Triggers Regional Tensions as EAC Presses for Policy Reversal

The East African Community (EAC) is facing renewed internal tensions following Tanzania’s decision to bar foreign nationals from participating in several business sectors, a move regional leaders warn could undermine [...]

Fred Obura

3 months ago

Tanzania Bars Foreigners From Small Businesses in Economic Nationalism Push

Tanzania has imposed sweeping restrictions on foreign participation in small-scale commerce, banning non-citizens from operating in 15 business sectors ranging from retail trade and mobile money to parcel delivery and [...]

Brian Nzomo

3 months ago

StanChart, British Investor Launch US$100Mn Trade Finance Facility for Kenyan, Tanzanian Firms

The Standard Chartered Bank and British International Investment (BII), a UK development finance institution, have signed a US$100 million trade finance agreement aimed at expanding access to capital for businesses [...]

Brian Nzomo

4 months ago

Zanzibar Partners with Tether to Advance Blockchain Education and Financial Innovation

Zanzibar has taken a formal step toward blockchain integration and digital asset education through a new partnership with Tether, a leading issuer of digital stablecoins, as the two parties signed [...]

Brian Nzomo

4 months ago

NCBA Tanzania's Profits Fall 22.5%, Assets and Loans Grow in Q1

NCBA Bank Tanzania has posted a net profit of TZS 2.6 billion for the quarter ended 31 March 2025, a 22.5% decline from TZS 3.35 billion reported in the same [...]

Harry Njuguna

6 months ago

Kenyan Firms Face Currency Conversion Risks After Tanzania Tightens Forex Rules

Kenyan companies with operations in Tanzania now face rising currency risks following a ban on the use of foreign currencies for domestic payments as the government aims to increase demand [...]

Harry Njuguna

7 months ago

Tanzania, Burundi Sign US$2.2 bn SGR Deal with Chinese Firms

The Tanzania Railways Corporation has signed a US$2.154 billion agreement to construct a 282 kilometre standard gauge railway (SGR) from Uvinza to Musongati. The improvement of services at the Port [...]

Zainab Hafsah

9 months ago

Tanzania to Roll out New Banknotes in February

Tanzania is set to roll out new banknotes in February, as part of ongoing currency reforms that also include the ongoing withdrawal of shilling notes issued from 1985 to 2003, [...]

Staff Reporter

9 months ago

Tanzania Confirms First Marburg Virus Case in Two Years

Tanzania has confirmed that a patient from Kagera region, which borders Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi, has tested positive for the Marburg virus disease. “We have resolved to reassure the general [...]

Staff Reporter

10 months ago

Encryption Takes Centre Stage in Zanzibar’s Data Protection Strategy

While some countries struggle with managing the onslaught of cyberattacks, Zanzibar has taken a proactive step toward securing online activities both for tourists and citizens. Data is the world’s new [...]

Andrew Barden

10 months ago

Kenya's Mawingu Acquires Arusha-based Internet Service Provider Habari for KSh. 1.9bn

Mawingu Networks, a Kenyan Internet Service Provider (ISP) has acquired Habari, an Arusha-based ISP, for KSh 1.9bn. “This acquisition, along with an additional $15 million of financing, will enable Mawingu [...]

Brian Nzomo

a year ago

Zanzibar Launches National Blockchain Network Sandbox for Global Innovators, Corporates, and Governments

The day has finally come where developers from across the globe can build on its National Blockchain Network (NBN) through its sandbox. “We are incredibly excited to announce the official [...]

Andrew Barden

a year ago

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