Tanzania

TANZANIA marked a historic milestone on Saturday with the launch of its first electric train, transporting 1,400 passengers on its maiden journey from Dar es Salaam to Morogoro, covering a distance of 300 kilometres. Equipped with cutting-edge electric and signalling systems, this project is celebrated as Eastern Africa’s first electric standard-gauge railway, as reported by Albawaba … Read more

THE new Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) Station in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, stands as an architectural marvel with its sky-blue glass facade and airport-like opulence. Inside, passengers navigate through escalators and state-of-the-art amenities, including modern ticketing counters and plush waiting lounges with charging ports. Built by Turkish company Yapi Merkezi, the SGR electric train project, … Read more

ON 26 April 2024, Tanzania celebrated 60 years of the union between Tanganyika and Zanzibar. The union, which created the present-day United Republic of Tanzania, stands out among the longest lasting political arrangements of its kind in Africa, and has shaped the country’s construction of national identity. Nicodemus Minde, who has researched Tanzania’s politics, unpacks the union’s dynamics. What’s … Read more

ELEVEN people died and two others were injured in an explosion in a sugar factory in Morogoro, eastern Tanzania, Shabani Marugujo, head of the local emergency services, reported on Thursday. The accident, which has been attributed to a burst heating pipe, took place on Wednesday evening. The sugar factory had just restarted production on Wednesday … Read more

THE United States embassy in Tanzania has announced a temporary closure for two days in response to an internet outage impacting several East African countries. In a statement posted on X, formerly Twitter, the embassy cited ‘degraded network service nationwide’ as the reason for the closure. Consular services will be affected during this period, with scheduled appointments … Read more