By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Sowetan
Tanzania and Angola plan to link their transport corridors by rail, from the Indian Ocean to the Atlantic, via Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced the project without specifying a timetable, Sowetan reports.
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan congratulated Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on his re-election as Brazil’s president. She wants to strengthen bilateral relations and deepen cooperation between the two countries, according to the Tanzanian daily Daily News.
🇹🇿 Tanzania · Source: Daily News ·
Tanzania's tax authority, the TRA, is allowing businesses with tax debts to continue operating and settle what they owe through instalments. Its leadership backed the policy after President Samia Suluhu Hassan instructed it to halt business closures and coercive collection operations, reaffirming it on 19 October 2026 in Kilombero, according to JamhuriMedia.
🇹🇿 Tanzania · Source: Jamhuri Media ·
Families of victims of election violence in Tanzania are demanding justice and help with medical costs for the injured, after unrest that left at least 500 people dead according to an official tally. On the eve of the election anniversary, Amnesty International accuses Samia Suluhu Hassan’s government of using counterterrorism laws to silence critics, the BBC reports.
🇹🇿 Tanzania · Source: Club of Mozambique ·
Tanzanian Prime Minister Mwigulu Nchemba arrived in Moscow on 28 October 2026 to represent President Samia Suluhu Hassan at the third Russia-Africa summit. Co-chaired by Vladimir Putin and Burundi’s President Évariste Ndayishimiye, the meeting is being held on 28 and 29 October to discuss cooperation between Russia and African countries, according to the Daily News.
🇹🇿 Tanzania · Source: Daily News ·
Illustrative imageTanzania plans to extend social protection to informal workersTanzania wants to extend social protection to workers in the informal economy, including traders, farmers and self-employed people with irregular incomes. The policy is part of the Dira 2050 development strategy and also targets vulnerable groups, according to Minister of State for Labour Deus Sangu.
At Russia-Africa summit, Kiir calls for stronger economic tiesSouth Sudanese President Salva Kiir called for stronger economic ties between Russia and Africa at the third Russia-Africa summit, held in Moscow on 28 and 29 October. He advocated strategic cooperation and a fairer international order, according to South Sudan’s presidency.The week in Africa
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