Tanzania has a blueprint to grow its economy tenfold by 2050, but faces multiple entrenched challenges if it is to prove realistic NEWS ANALYSIS | LENNOX YIEKE | Tanzania has set its sights on becoming a $1 trillion, upper‑middle‑income economy by mid-century. Under a long‑term plan known as Vision …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Catholic Church’s process to have Tanzania’s founding president, Julius Kambarage Nyerere, recognised as a saint is moving forward, with officials now interrogating witnesses about his life, faith and conduct as they gather evidence about his reputation for holiness. Bishop Henry Mchamungu, Auxiliary Bishop of …
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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | URN | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of Uganda and Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania have endorsed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at reshaping East Africa’s energy economy by shifting the region’s focus from crude oil exports to building an integrated regional energy and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | NCBA Group Plc has posted a 12.2% increase in first-half profit as East Africa’s economic recovery fueled lending and customer deposits, helping the regional lender offset a sharp increase in provisions set aside against potentially bad loans. Net income rose to KSh12.4 billion in …
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East Africa’s shrinking mountain glaciers on three peaks in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania will soon be no more. The 2025 State of the Climate in Africa report (page 13) estimates that the ice areas on Mt Kenya, the continent’s second-highest peak, have shrunk 96% in the past 115 years. The …
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From heritage and tourism to digital innovation and youth enterprise, Kiswahili can position Tanzania at the center of Africa’s rising cultural economy. COMMENT | TOSHI BWANA | In an era increasingly defined by economic competition, technological disruption and cultural influence, the most successful nations are no longer merely …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) has announced the cancellation of two international friendly matches involving the Uganda Cranes that had been scheduled to take place in Morocco this month. The Uganda Cranes were set to face Tanzania on June 5, 2026, and Madagascar on …
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DAR ES SALAAM | Xinhua | Tanzanian Prime Minister Mwigulu Nchemba on Thursday called on East African Community (EAC) member states to strengthen cooperation in protecting and conserving Lake Victoria, saying it is a vital shared resource that supports the livelihoods and economies of millions of people in the region. …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Department of State has designated Tanzanian Police Force (TPF) Senior Assistant Commissioner, Faustine Jackson Mafwele, for alleged involvement in gross violations of human rights. Marco Rubio, the Secretary of State, in a statement on Thursday, said that “The Department of State is designating Tanzanian …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda and Kenya have called on South Sudan and Tanzania to remove roadblocks, levies, and other trade restrictions affecting cargo trucks from East African Community (EAC) member states. T The concerns were raised during the 40th EAC Regional Monitoring Committee meeting on Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
