Author: Giza Mdoe

Every so often, Africa is being forced to choose sides between China, Russia, and the West.  However, to win big, Africa must speak in one voice and trade as a unit in the new world order What’s more, Africa’s vas resource endowments can strengthen the continent’s resilience of its Transatlantic Alliance. From friend-shoring brought about by COVID-19, then the Russia-Ukraine war, and now escalations in conflict in the Gaza strip, a new world order is taking shape, and Africa must align itself. The big question for Africa is who to ally with and who to forego. Alignments with China are…

General cost of living in Africa has increased driven by food inflation. Researchers project a possible decline in food prices in 2024. Food security in Africa is threatened by possible escalation of conflict in Gaza. The cost of living in Tanzania is steadily increasing, driven by the rise in the prices of basic foods. As of August 2022, Tanzania’s food inflation was reported at 7.8 per cent by the World Bank. The inflation rate worsened, reaching a peak of 9.7 per cent as of December 2022. “This upward trajectory of food prices persisted into January 2023, where the food inflation…

The ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, is threatening to impose a new burden on food security systems in Africa. African economies find themselves compelled to choose sides between Israel and Palestine carefully. However, our analysis indicates that Africa faces a no-win situation when dealing with instability and the worsening conflict in the Gaza Strip. The aftermath of the Israel-Hamas war is having devastating effects on Africa’s economic and political spheres, with food inflation being the first tangible negative impact. As African economies are still recovering from the effects of the global COVID-19 lockdown and grappling with the consequences…

Ongoing China’s real estate crash is causing a ripple effect in the steel industry. Market prices for steel have fallen sharply in Asia amid the flood of Chinese exports. At the same time, Sub-Saharan Africa metal exports are relying on anti-dumping laws to stay afloat. China’s real estate bubble has busted and with it caused a global ripple in the metal markets and especially the Asian economic giant’s steel exports business. Stanislav Zinchenko the CEO of GMK Center notes that China’s investments in the real estate and construction sector in general, which are the largest consumers of steel, fell by…

Tabora area leader Batilda Burian has invited investors to seize investment options in Tabora irrigation schemes The call follows Tanzania move to launches pilot block farming projects dubbed Samia Block Farms. Irrigation remains the key to commercializing agriculture in rural Tanzania. Agriculture contributes nearly one-third of Tanzania’s GDP and employs 75 percent of the population, making it a pillar in addressing the country’s food security. While Tanzania enjoys a tropical climate with two rainy seasons, rain-fed farming is limiting the country’s agricultural potential as unpredictable weather patterns due to climate change intensify. To achieve its national goal of commercializing and…

President Samia strikes deal to increase volume of meat export to Saudi Arabia. Tanzania meat export segment is often undermined by quality, which is attributable to pests and diseases, a challenge the nation seeks to fix by rolling out mass livestock vaccination campaign. At least three Saudi Arabian companies plan to invest in Tanzania’s livestock, and fodder production sub-sectors. Tanzania is rolling out livestock vaccination campaign as part of a raft of measures geared at enhancing the quality and volume of meat export. Although the East African nation boats of the third largest livestock herd in Africa, the quality of…

The “Master Gas” CNG filling station, the first of 12 planned stations, has a capacity of 11,000Kg of CNG, serving well over 800 vehicles daily. Vehicles powered by CNG emit about 25% less CO2, contributing to Tanzania’s consumption of clean, environmentally friendly energy. The filling station is a joint investment by TAQA Arabia and JCG Oil & Gas. Tanzania has marked a significant milestone with the inauguration of its inaugural Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) filling station in the port city of Dar es Salaam. The commissioning ceremony, overseen by Dr. Doto Mashaka Biteko, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy…

The Saudi Arabia-Africa Summit has reaffirmed bilateral relations between the two regions. Saudi Arabia announced a 600 billion euro wealth fund to support Africa’s development. Through the Green Middle East Initiative, Saudi Arabia is assisting several African countries in planting over 50 billion trees to reduce more than 10% of global carbon emissions. Saudi Arabia has pledged to increase its investment in Africa through its 600 billion euro wealth fund and its Public Investment Fund. The Kingdom’s Investment Minister, Khalid Al-Falih, made the pledge at the opening of the Saudi Arabia African Economic Conference in Riyadh on November 10. Khalid…

Artificial Intelligence (AI) offers new job opportunities for tech-savvy African graduates. African policymakers must, however, protect current employees from job losses in the new AI era. Gen AI has the potential to offer solutions for Africa’s medical, nutrition, and financial difficulties. Artificial intelligence (AI) is the new frontier, offering numerous possibilities for efficient productivity. However, what does it mean for Africa’s job sector? AI means new job opportunities for tech experts. Yet, it also means lost jobs for less tech-savvy staff. For example, Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) can generate text, images, or other media using generative models. This implies…

Tanzania will export liquified natural gas through the pipeline to Uganda Tanzania will build several plants along the route for domestic use of the gas Uganda plans to use the gas for power generation, especially for its iron mining projects Tanzania and Uganda signed a deal finalising the 2018 MoU on joint natural gas pipeline construction. Tanzania’s Deputy Prime Minister Doto Biteko and his Ugandan counterpart, Minister of Energy and Mineral Development Ruth Nankabiriwahe, signed the deal on November 9 The 1800-kilometre pipeline will run from Tanzania’s southern regions of Lindi and Mtwara to Uganda’s capital, Kampala. This will be…