Tanzania signed a $2.15 billion deal with two Chinese firms to construct a railway linking its main port of Dar es Salaam to a nickel mine in neighboring Burundi.

Tanzania and Burundi have signed an agreement with two Chinese firms to build a railway between the two African countries for transporting metals, including battery mineral nickel, to the port city of Dar es Salaam.

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.

Dar es Salaam Declaration is regarded as a catalyst for attracting investment, boosting industrialisation, and ultimately driving rapid economic growth across the continent.

The African Development Bank's regional refinancing facility for hard-pressed African nations with maturing international bonds will be activated soon, the AfDB's president said on Wednesday, after heads of state grant their approval in two weeks.

Thirty African Heads of State Commit to Expanding Electricity Access for Economic Growth and Sustainable Development at the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit.

DAR ES SALAAM: THE bustling city of Dar es Salaam took a rare pause yesterday for the opening of the Africa Energy Summit. The city is playing host to a two-day historic energy summit that attracted leaders from across Africa and beyond, all focused on advancing the mission of universal electricity access.

He urged African nations to prioritise reliable and affordable energy access as a key driver of economic development.

Former prime minister Raila Odinga has met up with Djibouti's president Ismail Omar Guelleh as the African Union Commission chairmanship elections near

African heads of state, business leaders, and development partners will converge tomorrow in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, for the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit where they will commit to ambitious reforms and actions to expand access to reliable,

Thirty African Heads of State and governments today committed to concrete reforms and actions to expand access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable electricity to power economic growth, improve quality of life,

Chadema leaders will today, Thursday, January 30, 2025, begin a week-long retreat to strategise for this year’s General Election, focusing on political reforms and adopting a more assertive approach to electoral changes.