Tanzania

Opposition party Civic United Front (CUF) has said it wants President Amani Karume of the Cha Cha Mapinduzi party (CCM) to stay on as president of the semi-autonomous Zanzibar archipelago... 2010-01-29

The economic slowdown in 2009 hit government revenues, meaning that we estimate the authorities ran a fiscal deficit of 8.3% of GDP for the year. A recovering economy means that we... 2010-01-29

The East African Community (EAC) has found consensus on the draft EAC Common Protocol after agreeing to leave two contentious issues out of the agreement. Tanzania has long had objections... 2009-11-01

Headline inflation in Tanzania came in at 12.1% y-o-y in September. This figure remained unchanged from August and although we foresee both food and non-food prices continuing to... 2009-10-22

After a brief period of anticipated disinflation in the early part of 2010, on the back of stabilising food prices, we expect headline price growth to return to elevated levels. This... 2009-10-22

The World Bank has said that Tanzania needs to do more to prove its aversion to impunity for corrupt officials. Observers have criticised Tanzania's anti-graft efforts for focussing... 2009-09-16

Tanzania's ruling party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi, is setting up a three-member team to more closely monitor MP conduct, in response to general concern that 'reckless' statements and 'caustic... 2009-08-27