The Unfinished School of Democracy
Tanzania has millions of registered voters, yet far fewer true citizens. The ballot alone does not transform a mwananchi into…
Air–Lake Cargo Integration: Making Kigoma Airport the Fastest Link in the Lake Tanganyika Basin
At first light, cargo boats ease into Kigoma Port, hulls heavy with fish from Kalemie and horticultural produce from Bujumbura.…
Infrastructure as Destiny: Why SGR + JNHPP Decide Kabanga’s Fate
Picture two futures. In one, a hundred-wagon train rumbles through the night along the Central Corridor, hauling nickel concentrate from…
The Promise of Kabanga Nickel: Tanzania’s EV Future
The global economy is being rewired around “future metals.” Nickel, cobalt, lithium, and graphite have moved from obscure tables in…
Kigoma Airport: Opening the Skies for Lake Tanganyika Trade and Tourism
On approach to Kigoma Airport, the view is as dramatic as it is revealing. To the west, the expanse of Lake…
Magufuli’s Protégé, Samia’s Dissenter: The Making (and Unmaking) of Humphrey Polepole
Picture the same man in two frames. In 2016 at Lumumba, Humphrey Herson Polepole stood at the lectern promising a…
Anatomy of a Resignation: What Humphrey Polepole’s July 13 Letter Reveals About CCM Today
At 19:00 on 13 July 2025, Tanzania’s ambassador to Cuba did something diplomats rarely do: he resigned in public, with…
Bagamoyo vs. Dar es Salaam: Competition or Complement?
From the air, Tanzania’s central coastline tells two very different stories. In Dar es Salaam, towering gantry cranes and busy…
Integrating Air, Sea, and Land Logistics: Mtwara Airport’s Role in Southern Corridor Growth
On the southern tip of Tanzania, where the Indian Ocean meets the Ruvuma River delta, a quiet logistics transformation is…
Flying in the Energy Boom: Mtwara Airport and Tanzania’s LNG Future
From the air, Mtwara’s coastline curves in a crescent of white sand and turquoise water. Just beyond the port, cranes…
