Tanzania has introduced various new rules and regulations in the mining space since the beginning of 2016, which has raised some concerns among international mining companies about populist policies and natural resource nationalisation. For instance, the government banned coal imports in mid-2016 and then banned the export of unprocessed minerals in early 2017. Following this, and in response to a parliamentary committee report that suggested...

A new gas pipeline in Tanzania, which will run from Mtwara in the south east to Dar es Salaam, is scheduled for completion in 2014. The pipeline will include around a 500km stretch on land and a 30km long stretch through the Indian Ocean. The pipeline is part of a larger project, part funded by Exim Bank of China, which will include construction of gas processing plants at Madimba in Mtwara and Songo Songo Island in Lindi, as well as two new...

Telecommunications is one of the fastest growing sectors in Tanzania and looks set to receive substantial further investment over the next few years. The country’s mobile network operators have aired plans to invest in network expansion, as well as mobile data and cash transfer services. However, the major players in the sector are concerned about the government’s attempts to cash in on the rapid growth of telecommunications through the...

Untapped gas fields should present Tanzania with an import new source of income, particularly as recent discoveries and new possibilities in off-shore gas fields could double its proven reserves to around 100 trillion cubic feet by 2015. New discoveries and vast potential reserves are expected to prompt substantial investment in gas exploration, extraction and LNG refining capacity over the next few years, as well as the supporting...