Tanzania: Top Tanzania Officials Arrested in Row Over Oil, Gas Contracts

Dar es Salaam — Top officials at Tanzania's state-owned oil agency were arrested this week on charges of failing to release to parliament oil and gas contracts the government signed with foreign and local investors.

The arrests on Monday bring to a head a simmering row over whether Tanzania is getting a fair deal for its newfound natural resources.

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