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1 month ago | 
dailynews.co.tz | Bernard Lugongo |Ally Mayala
DAR ES SALAAM: THE government has clarified that its decision to import 100MW of electricity from Ethiopia for the Northern Zone is a strategic and cost-effective measure aimed at ensuring reliable power supply, reducing outages and minimising transmission costs.
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2 months ago | 
dailynews.co.tz | Sauli Giliard |Ally Mayala
DAR ES SALAAM: ACADEMICS and analysts have lauded the Dar es Sa laam Energy Declaration, adopted by African Heads of State, as a potential catalyst for boosting electricity access and driving economic growth across the continent. They emphasise the need for swift and comprehensive implementation to truly transform Africa’s energy land scape.
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2 months ago | 
dailynews.co.tz | Sauli Giliard |Ally Mayala
DAR ES SALAAM: THE African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the World Bank (WB) have pledged a combined total of 40 billion US dollars (about 100tri/-), to fund Mission 300, an ambitious initiative aimed at providing 300 million Africans with access to electricity by 2030. AfDB President, Dr Akin wumi Adesina announced the financial commitments during his opening remarks at the African Heads of State Summit in Dar es Salaam yesterday.
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2 months ago | 
dailynews.co.tz | Sauli Giliard |Ally Mayala
DAR ES SALAAM: AFRICAN Heads of State have adopted the Dar es Salaam Declaration, a landmark commitment to advancing electricity access across the continent and unlocking the full potential of Africa’s energy resources. The declaration sets an ambitious goal to provide affordable electricity to 300 million people across Africa within the next five years.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
dailynews.co.tz | Ally Mayala
DAR ES SALAAM: TANZANIA is targeting at increasing the export of value-added products to Japan, by strengthening the collaboration between investors in Tokyo and their counterparts in Dar es Salaam. This ambitious move comes in response to the current trade imbalance, where Tanzania exports primarily raw agricultural products to Japan, while Japan exports mostly value-added products, such as electronic equipment and cars, to Tanzania.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
dailynews.co.tz | Ally Mayala
DAR ES SALAAM: THE upcoming Africa Energy Summit is poised to have a lasting impact on Tanzania by fostering partnerships among African leaders, accelerating electricity access across the continent, boosting trade and enhancing the country’s global reputation. Co-organised by the World Bank and the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), the summit aims to accelerate electricity connectivity in Africa, with a target of ensuring that 300 million Africans gain access to electricity by 2030.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
dailynews.co.tz | Esther Takwa |Ally Mayala
DAR ES SALAAM: ONGOING intensive investments in Tanzania’s energy sector continue to position the country as a model for best practices in electricity supply across Africa. This recognition was reinforced by the recent decision of the World Bank and the African Development Bank (AfDB) to select Tanzania as the host for the upcoming African Energy Summit. The summit is scheduled for January 27-28 at the Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre (JNICC) in Dar es Salaam.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
dailynews.co.tz | Ally Mayala
DAR ES SALAAM: MINISTER for Information, Culture, Arts and Sports, Professor Palamagamba Kabudi, has underlined the importance of development journalism, responsible reporting and artificial intelligence (AI) literacy among journalists as key drivers in enhancing the mass media’s contribution to national development.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
dailynews.co.tz | Ally Mayala
DAR ES SALAAM: THE Zanzibar Revolution, now 61 years old, has had a lasting impact, providing political independence to Zanzibaris and inspiring a shift toward full economic liberation, according to experts. In an exclusive interview, Professor Khoti Kamanga, an international law expert and political analyst at the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), discussed the transformative impact of the Zanzibar Revolution.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
dailynews.co.tz | Esther Takwa |Ally Mayala
DAR ES SALAAM: THE government is intending to register,500 projects worth 15 billion US dollars(about 38tri/-) in the ongoing calendar year. The ambitious goal follows the government’s ground breaking record of attracting investments since independence, whereby last year a total of 901 projects valued at 9.3 billion US dollars (23tri/-)were registered compared to 526 projects worth 5.7 billion US dollars (about 14tri/-) registered in 2023.
