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Tanzania
Population: 41.3 mn.
GDP: 22.5 bn.
Debt: 2.6 bn.
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The CCM old guard battles with the Samwel Sitta faction for the soul of the party as Chadema makes its challenge more credible. Major oil and gas investments are in store as electricity supplies improve.

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  • Vol 52 No 21
  •  21st October 2011

BAE Systems’ fine dilemma

Confusion still surrounds British arms company BAE Systems’ failure to make its promised ex-gratia payment of £29.5 million (US$45.6 mn.) to Tanzania, as part of a global settlement in 2010 ending several corruption investigations into the company by Brit...

  • Vol 52 No 20
  •  7th October 2011

Ministry of power struggles

Accusations of corruption in the electricity industry persist, as do the chronic shortages that undermine the economy and public services

  • Vol 52 No 15
  •  22nd July 2011

The radar scandal is back

After Westminster MPs lambast BAE over the radar saga, questions about the accountability of Tanzanian officials remain

  • Vol 52 No 13
  •  24th June 2011

The battle to succeed Kikwete

Internal divisions are deepening within the governing party over corruption and political ambition

  • Vol 52 No 12
  •  10th June 2011

Generating power and cash

The Richmond-Dowans scandal shows no sign of fading away but a US company is starting to provide electricity

  • Vol 52 No 10
  •  13th May 2011

The Lowassa fight back

Barons of the governing Chama Cha Mapinduzi accused of corruption are proving more resilient than expected (AC Vol 52 No 9). In March, the CCM announced it was dismissing members tainted by corruption accusations but the formal letters have not been sent,...

  • Vol 52 No 9
  •  29th April 2011

New brooms, old handles

The President’s purge on grand corruption has not yet touched many of the suspect associates

  • Vol 52 No 6
  •  18th March 2011

Gas finds offer hope of ending power-cuts

Powerful interests stood in the way of a sound energy policy emerging but everyone wants to turn on the gas

  • Vol 52 No 6
  •  18th March 2011

Tanzania's gas players

Songas consortium consists of PanAfrican Energy Limited, a subsidiary of Orca Exploration, CDC Globeleq and the state-owned Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC). Songas has operational rights over the Songo Songo-Dar es Salaam pipeline and we...

  • Vol 51 No 23
  •  19th November 2010

Bye-bye Mr Speaker

The election puts corruption centre-stage

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