Tanzania: Poor Roads and the Scourge That Has Refused to Go Away

Dar es Salaam — Drivers on the 450km highway from Dar es Salaam to Dodoma face a nightmare on the high-risk road with potholes, an uneven surface and numerous accident black spots.

Nearly 14 per cent of accidents in Tanzania are blamed on poor road conditions while the rest--about 74 per cent--are due to human error, according to the current National Audit Report Survey carried out in nine regions across the country.

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