Vol 51 No 5 | TANZANIABRITAIN BAE Systems refunds fraud 5th March 2010 BAE Systems could face another round of legal problems on its arms contracts in Africa, Eastern Europe and Saudi Arabia following an injunction obtained by British lobbyists Corner...
Vol 51 No 4 | SOUTH AFRICATANZANIABRITAIN Protection in the arms bazaar 19th February 2010 A plea bargain deal in the UK and USA has set back investigations into arms trade crookery in South Africa and Tanzania The US$450 million in fines that BAE Systems agreed to pay on 5 February to halt investigations into corrupt payments on arms deals adds to its financial woes. And it covers only p...
Vol 3 (AAC) No 9 | ANGOLATANZANIACHINABRIEFING Choose your poison 20th July 2010 The shadowy joint venture between Angola's state-owned oil company and the nebulous China International Fund has reached a new stumbling block in its three-year-old pursuit of a ...
Vol 3 (AAC) No 4 | TANZANIAINDIA RITES not right 12th February 2010 The renovation of Tanzania’s dilapidated railways stalls due to a dispute between the government and its Indian partners The Rail India Technical and Economic Services buyout of 51% of Tanzania’s national railway company is set to collapse this month. In March 2006, RITES agreed to buy part of the ...
Vol 3 (AAC) No 4 | TANZANIAINDIA Untoward Indian tillers 12th February 2010 A US$40 million concessionary loan from the Indian government is mired in delays, a legal review and accusations of corruption. Moreover, the mix of army-owned enterprises, tied ...
Vol 50 No 25 | TANZANIA Tarnished halo 18th December 2009 This once-favoured destination for aid and investment is now struggling with financial scandals and budget shortfalls The sheen is wearing off Tanzania's image as the friendliest East African country for investors and foreign aid agencies. Politics in the lead up to next year's legislative and pre...
Vol 50 No 25 | TANZANIA Banking on it 18th December 2009 The credibility of the Tanzanian government's reform drive depends mostly on the Governor of the Bank of Tanzania, Benno Ndulu. The country is suffering both from a financial meltd...
Vol 50 No 13 | TANZANIAECONOMY Kikwete's bailout package 26th June 2009 Tanzania, the second largest of the big-three members of the East African Community, has presented a budget with a bullish message designed to spend its way out of the global econo...
Vol 50 No 2 | TANZANIA Guards for sale 23rd January 2009 Young Tanzanians conscripted for their military National Service may find themselves doing commercial security work. The government says it wants to reduce youth unemployment and i...
Vol 2 (AAC) No 12 | TANZANIASOUTH KOREA The next great land sale 19th October 2009 Seoul is trying to buy into Tanzania's farm sector shortly after Daewoo precipitated a political confrontation over the same issue in Madagascar South Korea is desperately trying to manage the political fallout as it negotiates the acquisition of 100,000 hectares of farmland with the Tanzanian government. It is trying to ...