November 2026
November 2
- Tanzania's Samia orders rights commission to monitor and answer allegations against the country
President Samia Suluhu Hassan directed the Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance to monitor and respond to allegations levelled against Tanzania over human rights issues. She issued the instruction in Dodoma, stressing the need to assess the actual human rights situation both within the country and internationally.
- Tanzanian court acquits Lissu of treason but jails him four years for inciting unrest
A Tanzanian court acquitted opposition leader Tundu Lissu of treason but found him guilty of inciting unrest and sentenced him to four years in prison. The verdict was delivered on Friday, and the treason charge against him did not stand.
- AfDB arranges $1.2 billion commercial financing for Tanzania's Standard Gauge Railway with $800 million guarantee
The African Development Bank and Tanzania closed a landmark $1.2 billion commercial financing package for the Standard Gauge Railway, with the bank arranging the deal. The AfDB backed the financing with a record $800 million guarantee, the largest of its kind for the lender.
- Tanzania awards TPDC four exploration licences after 223 Bcf Mnazi Bay gas find
State-owned TPDC was granted four oil and gas exploration licences and took over operations at the Songo Songo gas field. The licences followed the Mnazi Bay discovery.
- Tanzania sets June 2027 target for nationwide rollout of e-Ardhi land system
Tanzania aims to roll out the e-Ardhi land system across the country by June 2027, according to a report carried by ippmedia.co.tz. The system is part of a push to digitalise land administration and records.