Financing Stalemates: Why Mega-Mines Stall While Imports Grow
There is a peculiar rhythm to Tanzania’s big-project politics. Every few years, a podium is erected, a banner is hung,…
The Role of JNIA in AfCFTA Air Trade Corridors
In 2024, intra-African trade reached an all-time high of US $220.3 billion, up 12.4% from the previous year. This is more…
From Fishing Hub to Aviation Gateway: Mwanza International Airport’s New Role in the Lake Zone
In the early morning light, Lake Victoria glows silver as fishing boats head back to shore. Just beyond the lake’s…
Rails for Rocks: Why Liganga & Mchuchuma Justify Southern Corridors
Picture two trains leaving the coast at dusk. The first is sleek and mostly empty, a prestige service with a…
Wananchi, Raia, and the African State
Africa is a continent of abundance. It has the youngest population in the world, vast mineral wealth, fertile land, and…
Coal Realities: Mchuchuma Between Power, Pollution, and Policy
Hold a lump of coal in your hand and you feel two truths at once. It is dense with stored…
Balancing Growth and Conservation: KIA’s Expansion in a Sensitive Tourism Ecosystem
From the runway at Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA), you can trace a line to some of the most iconic landscapes…
When Wananchi Become Raia: The Risk of Revolt
Revolutions rarely erupt at the peak of oppression. They begin when expectations rise and rulers fail to recognize the change.…
Steel Dreams: Can Liganga End Tanzania’s Import Dependence?
Every year, Tanzania spends more than $1 billion importing steel beams, rods, plates, and coils that form the skeleton of…
The Port That Paused: Bagamoyo’s Stalled Journey
The Indian Ocean laps quietly against Bagamoyo’s shoreline, its rhythm uninterrupted by the cranes, gantries, and container stacks that once…
