Vol 52 No 13 | TANZANIA The battle to succeed Kikwete 24th June 2011 Internal divisions are deepening within the governing party over corruption and political ambition Ructions in the Chama cha Mapinduzi over corruption and the succession to President Jakaya Kikwete are intensifying, while the party dithers over the expulsion of some senior members...
Vol 52 No 12 | TANZANIA Generating power and cash 10th June 2011 The Richmond-Dowans scandal shows no sign of fading away but a US company is starting to provide electricity Much of Tanzania struggles with power cuts lasting 16 hours a day while the government tries to deal with the mess created by the scandal over the overpriced...
Vol 52 No 10 | TANZANIA The Lowassa fight back 13th May 2011 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...
Vol 52 No 9 | TANZANIA New brooms, old handles 29th April 2011 The President’s purge on grand corruption has not yet touched many of the suspect associates President Jakaya Kikwete has reshuffled the top levels of the governing Chama Cha Mapinduzi, in power now for 50 years, to forestall faction-fighting and prevent the party splitting apart. He...
Vol 52 No 6 | TANZANIA Gas finds offer hope of ending power-cuts 18th March 2011 Powerful interests stood in the way of a sound energy policy emerging but everyone wants to turn on the gas Despite obstacles from corrupt politicians, the exploitation of gas is likely to gather pace this year with new offshore discoveries. The opening on 12 April of the fourth...
Vol 52 No 6 | TANZANIA Tanzania's gas players 18th March 2011 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...
Vol 4 (AAC) No 1 | TANZANIAZAMBIACHINA TAZARA troubles 18th November 2010 China’s flagship African railroad project continues to lose money, and Chinese management may be brought in to avoid throwing more good money after bad. Built in the 1970s,...
Vol 51 No 23 | TANZANIA Bye-bye Mr Speaker 19th November 2010 The election puts corruption centre-stage Only 42% of eligible voters went to the polls. Many are taking it as a sign that the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi government needs to tackle corruption or...
Vol 51 No 22 | TANZANIA Down but not out 5th November 2010 The general elections were won, as predicted, by the Chama cha Mapinduzi, which did however suffer some setbacks. Exit polls showed President Jakaya Kikwete in the lead but...
Vol 51 No 21 | TANZANIA Challenging the CCM 22nd October 2010 The rise of the opposition Chadema party will not threaten the CCM’s majority but it will make the election battles fiercer The majority of the governing party, Chama cha Mapinduzi, is unlikely to be overturned at the 31 October election. There are nevertheless widespread expectations of good results for...