China plans to spend US$1 billion to revamp Tanzania-Zambia railway in race to control critical mineral trade routes

“The Chinese side wants to use the PPP model to invest over US$1 billion in the coming years,” Du said. Why Chinese players are taking private stakes in Africa’s new megaprojects A team assembled in December has completed a business and technical inspection of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority, the Tazara’s operator, and issued a report … Read more

Landslide in small-scale mine leaves 22 dead in Tanzania | Mining News

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan expressed ‘great sadness’ at the loss. Twenty-two people have been killed following a landslide at a small-scale mine in northern Tanzania, government officials said. The accident occurred at the Ng’alita mine in the Bariadi district of Simiyu region, Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan said on Sunday, expressing “great sadness” at … Read more