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International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF) |

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Staff Conclude the 2025 Article IV Discussions and Reach Staff-Level Agreement with Tanzania on the Fifth Review of the Extended Credit Facility and the Second Review of the Resilience and Sustainability Facility

A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Mr. Nicolas Blancher, visited Tanzania during April 2-17, 2025, and held discussions on the 2025 Article IV consultation, the fifth review under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF)

The IMF and Tanzanian authorities have reached staff-level agreement on the fifth review under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) and the second review under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF). Once approved by the IMF Executive Board, Tanzania will gain access to US$441 million in financing. Tanzania’s economic outlook is…

The Republic of Uganda - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Source: The Republic of Uganda - Ministry of Foreign Affairs |

The Uganda-Tanzania Trade Mission 2025 Officially Kicks Off in Kampala

Senior officials, delegates, and business officials from the United Republic of Tanzania and Uganda, took part in this event and shared insights on boosting trade for economic prosperity between the two countries

The Uganda-Tanzania Trade Mission 2025, officially kicked off in Kampala under the theme, “Building Stronger Trade Partnerships for Long-Term Prosperity.” The week-long series of events spearheaded by the Uganda High Commission in Dar-Es-Salaam, promoting Economic and Commercial Diplomacy, took place at the Four Points Hotel, in Kampala, Uganda. Senior officials,…

Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Sri Lanka
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Sri Lanka |

Tanzania: Sri Lankan New Year celebration in Dar es Salaam

The event was made possible through the generous sponsorship of several Sri Lankan businesses operating in Tanzania

The Sri Lankan community in Tanzania came together to celebrate the Sinhala and Tamil New Year on 06 April 2025, in Dar es Salaam. The festive event was organized by the Honorary Consul of Sri Lanka to Tanzania, Hiran Sumanaweera, with the support of Sri Lankans residing in the country.…

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

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    • African Development Bank’s Tanzania Country Manager, Patricia Laverley (right), and BOAT’s Deputy Managing Director, Hamza Cherkaoui, display signed copies of the $7.5 million trade finance transaction guarantee agreement
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Source: African Development Bank Group (AfDB) |

African Development Bank and Bank of Africa Tanzania sign $7.5 million facility to boost trade finance

The facility will support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and local corporates engaged in the import sector

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and the Bank of Africa Tanzania (BOAT) have signed a $7.5 million trade finance transaction guarantee facility to boost trade finance activities of the Bank of Africa in Tanzania. Under this facility, the African Development Bank will provide a guarantee of up to 100% to…

OPEC Fund

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Source: OPEC Fund |

OPEC Fund approves over US$600 million in new financing to strengthen connectivity, human capital and economic resilience

The new commitments reflect the OPEC Fund’s efforts to promote inclusive and resilient growth in line with its strategic priorities

The OPEC Fund for International Development (OPEC Fund) (www.OPECFund.org) has approved over US$600 million in new development financing to support sustainable infrastructure, private sector development, food security and human capital in partner countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. The new projects were approved during the institution’s 191st Governing…

Save the Children
Source: Save the Children |

Aid cuts disrupt education for 1.8 million children supported by Save the Children

Tanzania is one of 20 countries where Save the Children’s education programmes will be affected unless urgent funding is secured as governments cut foreign aid budgets

More than 1.8 million children will miss out on learning due to aid cuts impacting Save the Children’s education programmes in over 20 countries from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Syria to Tanzania. In Tanzania, more than 50,000 children face having their education disrupted or completely stopped due to…

African Energy Chamber

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    • East Africa’s Energy Renaissance: East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), Tanzania Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Set to Transform the Region
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Source: African Energy Chamber |

East Africa’s Energy Renaissance: East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), Tanzania Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Set to Transform the Region

With projects like the East African Crude Oil Pipeline and Tanzania LNG reaching major development milestones, East Africa is on track to become a key player in the global crude and LNG export markets

Representing a strategic oil and gas frontier, the East African region offers significant opportunities for investors. Large-scale infrastructure projects such as the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) and Tanzania LNG project are not only expected to drive economic growth in the region, but also trigger an oil and gas…

World Health Organization - United Republic of Tanzania
Source: World Health Organization - United Republic of Tanzania |

Strengthening Emergency Care System in Tanzania

The country faces critical gaps in its emergency response system, including a lack of structured coordination, absence of formal emergency medical services, and no centralized dispatch system

Is currently facing a critical challenge with one of the highest road traffic death rates in sub-Saharan Africa, at 16 deaths per 100,000 people. Many of these fatalities and disabilities could be prevented with timely emergency care. However, the country faces critical gaps in its emergency response system, including a lack…

World Health Organization - United Republic of Tanzania
Source: World Health Organization - United Republic of Tanzania |

Providing mental health care in the wake of Marburg virus disease outbreak

Mental health challenges are exacerbated during health emergencies, with recovered patients, community members and health workers facing vulnerabilities

Domitina Kahira, a resident of Biharamulo District in Tanzania’s north-eastern Kagera Region, is treading a difficult path to recovery after losing her husband to Marburg virus disease in early January 2025. Being a close contact of a person infected with the virus, she was admitted to a Marburg isolation centre…

World Health Organization - United Republic of Tanzania
Source: World Health Organization - United Republic of Tanzania |

Tanzania declares end of Marburg virus disease outbreak

Growing expertise in public health emergency response in the African region has been crucial in mounting effective outbreak control measures

Tanzania today declared the end of Marburg virus disease outbreak after recording no new cases over 42 days since the death of the last confirmed case on 28 January 2025. The outbreak, in which two confirmed and eight probable cases were recorded (all deceased), was the second the country has…

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