May 25, 2022
Africa: 2022 Annual Meetings - President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania Receives Babacar N'diaye Trophy for Her Commitment to Road Development
A special award, conferred in 2021, was presented to the President for her role in transport development in Africa. Read more »
May 03, 2022
Tanzania: Virtual Launch of the "Trade Finance Demand and Supply in Africa - Evidence From Kenya and Tanzania" Report
During this virtual launch, expert panelists will unpack the current trade finance landscape in the region, addressing, amongst other topics, drivers of trade finance demand and… Read more »
April 07, 2022
Tanzania: Africa Road Builders - Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan Wins the 2022 Babacar Ndiaye Trophy for Transport Success
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been named the 2022 winner of the Africa Road Builders-Babacar Ndiaye Trophy. The prize is awarded to leading figures in Africa who have… Read more »
March 16, 2022
Tanzania: Tanzania - African Development Fund Commits $125.3 Million to Expand Water Resources and Boost Climate Resilience in Dodoma Region
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund on Wednesday approved a $125.3 million loan to finance the first phase of the Dodoma Resilient and Sustainable Water… Read more »
February 15, 2022
Tanzania: Businesswoman Thrives in Tanzania's Male-Dominated Fertilizer Sector, Thanks to Credit Guarantee Scheme
As the morning mist rises over the rolling hills of Tanzania's Southern Highlands, Tumaini Kilawa carefully paces through the rows of her cabbage. Cabbage is a heavy feeder,… Read more »
Tanzania: Businesswoman Thrives in Tanzania's Male-Dominated Fertilizer Sector, Thanks to Credit Guarantee Scheme
As the morning mist rises over the rolling hills of Tanzania's Southern Highlands, Tumaini Kilawa carefully paces through the rows of her cabbage. Cabbage is a heavy feeder,… Read more »
February 13, 2022
Tanzania: African Development Bank Group Chief Pays Homage to the Late Magufuli
"I miss our engaging discussions about Africa. In a very short time, you transformed Tanzania." Read more »
Tanzania: African Development Bank Group Chief Pays Homage to the Late President John Magufuli
"I miss our engaging discussions about Africa. In a very short time, you transformed Tanzania." Read more »
February 10, 2022
Tanzania: Tanzania to Expand Markets and Economic Growth, As It Launches Works On Major Dodoma Road
The head of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, on Wednesday joined Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan to formally launch the construction of the… Read more »
February 08, 2022
Tanzania: African Development Bank President Begins Three-Day Official Visit to Tanzania
African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina began a three-day official visit to Tanzania on Monday. The visit signals strong ongoing support by the pan-African… Read more »
December 09, 2021
Tanzania: The African Development Bank Appoints Dr. Patricia N. Laverley As Country Manager, Designate for the Tanzania Country Office
The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Patricia N. Laverley as Country Manager, designated for the Tanzania Country Office, effective 01… Read more »
November 16, 2021
Tanzania: Tanzania - African Development Bank Highlights Infrastructure and Business Climate in Country Strategy Paper
Improving Tanzania's infrastructure and business climate: these are the African Development Bank's priority intervention areas in its Country Strategy Paper 2021-2025 (CSP… Read more »
September 23, 2021
Africa: Tanzania - African Development Fund Approves $116 Million Loan to Upgrade Southern Road Corridor
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund on Wednesday approved a loan of around $116 million to the Tanzanian government to upgrade a 160-km Mnivata-Newala-Masasi… Read more »
August 17, 2021
Tanzania: Tanzanian Farmers Reap the Benefits of Rapid Agricultural Mechanization
Farmers in Tanzania have benefited from rapid transformation, thanks to financial support from the African Development Fund to a national agricultural bank program. With the… Read more »
July 23, 2021
Tanzania: Tanzania - Fapa Launches Franchising Project to Bolster Small Enterprises
The Fund for African Private Sector Assistance launched its Africa Franchise Accelerator Project in Tanzania. The project will promote and model franchising as part of a national… Read more »
May 27, 2021
Tanzania: Tanzania - African Development Bank Group Signs Loan Agreements for $140 Million to Increase Power Generation
The African Development Bank Group and the Government of Tanzania have signed loan agreements totalling $140 million to finance the construction of the 50-megawatt Malagarasi… Read more »
March 03, 2021
Tanzania: Solar Technology Helps Women Farmers in Tanzania Cut Post-Harvest Losses
Women farmers in Tanzania have harnessed solar technology to reduce post-harvest losses, enhancing food security, panelists learned at an African Development Bank event held… Read more »
November 23, 2020
Africa: Gender and Sustainable Energy Country Briefs for Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda Global Launch
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October 19, 2020
Tanzania: Tanzania - African Development Fund Approves $50.7m Covid-19 Crisis Response Budget Support
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) has approved a loan of UA 36 million ($50.7 million) to Tanzania, to finance the nation's response to the COVID-19… Read more »
October 05, 2020
Africa: Tanzania - Zanzibar's Urban Residents Have Improved Access to Water and Sanitation With African Development Bank Support, Says Report
The Zanzibar Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Project, implemented between 2012 and 2018 in Tanzania, has provided water and sanitation services to around 287,000 people,… Read more »
July 07, 2020
Tanzania: Tanzania - African Development Bank Project Tripled Incomes of Rural Producers and Traders
An African Development Bank project to enhance market infrastructure, value addition and rural finance (MIVARF) in Tanzania produced highly satisfactory results, according to a… Read more »
March 08, 2020
Africa: In Zanzibar, the African Development Bank Gives a Second Chance to Young Students
Amid the gently swaying palm trees of the Indian Ocean island of Zanzibar sits a school with a difference. The Raha Leo Alternative Learning Centre provides training to young… Read more »
February 19, 2020
Africa: EAC Hosts the 30th Nepad-Ippf Oversight Committee in Arusha
The New Partnership for Africa's Development Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (NEPAD-IPPF) held its 30th Oversight Committee meeting for the Special Fund at the… Read more »
February 07, 2020
Kenya: On the Kenya-Tanzania Border, the African Development Bank Eases Trade With One Stop Border Post
On the border between Tanzania and Kenya sits Namanga, a town of 16,000 residents where cross-border trade has thrived thanks to investment in a One Stop Border Post (OSBP). Read more »
December 23, 2019
Tanzania: African Development Bank's $55 Million Facility to Jumpstart Private Sector-Led Economic Growth
The African Development Bank has approved a $55 million facility to strengthen implementation of reforms to enhance Tanzania's economic competitiveness and private sector… Read more »
