• Tanzania President Samia launches Vision 2050, an ambitious growth plan that seeks to make the country a $1 trillion economy in the next 25 years.
• Tanzania aspires for higher middle income status riding on agriculture, tourism, mining and blue economy.
• President urges legal reforms to align with Vision 2050.

Tanzania President Samia Suluhu has launched the country’s Vision 2050, which envisions the country achieving higher middle income status in the next 25 years. This national growth blueprint aims at transforming the country into an upper-middle income with a projected economy of $1 trillion.

The ambitious strategy centres on nine key sectors: agriculture, tourism, industry, construction, mining, the blue economy, sports and creativity, finance and services.

According to the president, these sectors were identified for their potential to generate employment, increase exports, stimulate other sectors, add value to agricultural produce and enhance national income.

President Samia stressed that achieving the …

• A week to Goma takeover by M23 rebels, Rwandan officials informed UN experts that President Kagame had decided to imminently take control of the city and Bukavu as well.
• UN says there has been “rapid military build-up” by the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) in North Kivu and Ituri provinces.
• Both Uganda and Rwanda have emerged as significant exporters of critical minerals including coltan yet they do not have significant deposits on record.

A leaked report from the United Nations has fingered authorities in Rwanda and Uganda, alleging that the M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) receive ‘instructions’ from Kigali, even as Kampala ‘doubles’ its army personnel in the war-ton country.

According to Al Jazeera, the note from the United Nations exposes the continued violation of the territorial integrity and the law by all parties to the conflict gripping eastern DRC. In particular, it accuses authorities …

• Trump holds mini-summit with five West African countries. 
• Curiously, the forum excluded any of Africa’s biggest economies.
• Reports show that the U.S. is considering troops on ground in DRC to fortify access to critical mineral sites.

Trump tariffs and Trump cuts remain the trending media topics with the latest news break announcing U.S. President Donald Trump has held a mini-summit with five presidents of West African countries.

“The presidents of the West African countries of Senegal, Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, and Gabon are in Washington this week for a three-day mini summit hosted by President Trump — part of what the White House describes as a push to deepen “commercial opportunities” between the U.S. and African nations and replace aid with trade,” NPR reported mid-week.

Swinging from his earlier travel restrictions stance, Trump lauded the West African region for what he described as “it’s vibrancy and opportunities.” Trump went on to …

• Sabasaba trade fair is the largest of its kind across Africa.
• Over 26 countries exhibiting in this years fair.
• US envoy urges increased trade with Tanzania.

Sabasaba trade fair, the 49th Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair (DITF), is currently underway in the commercial port city of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Launched on the 28^th June at the Mwalimu J. K. Nyerere Trade Fair Grounds located along Kilwa Road, south east of the city, the Sabasaba Trade fair is annual trade promotion event is organised by Tanzania Trade Development Authority (TanTrade).

This year’s Sabasaba trade fair has attracted an exemplary turn up of exhibitors and visitors alike, according to local press. The Dar es Salaam Regional Commissioner Albert Chalamila has urged citizens and businesses to make the most of the economic and technological opportunities presented at SabaSaba.

Speaking during a visit to the fairgrounds at the start of …

• Increasing revenues, establishing an effective budget framework, and scaling up the cash transfer system can all support Nigeria’s progress, states IMF.
• Country needs stronger and more sustained growth to lift millions of people out of poverty and food insecurity.

Over the past two years, Nigeria—Africa’s most populous country—has implemented difficult reforms to tackle long-standing obstacles weighing on the economy. While the reforms are starting to show results, poverty and food insecurity remain high, and the uncertain global environment presents additional challenges. As discussed in the International Monetary Fund‘s latest annual economic health check of the West African nation, the right policies can help Nigeria realize its potential as an African and global economic powerhouse.

A difficult starting point

Upon taking office in 2023, the new government faced low growth and rising poverty. Between 2014 and 2023, real per capita GDP declined on average by 0.7 percent annually. In 2023, …

• This year, Joseph Kabila’s political comeback gained traction amid mounting tensions with the President Félix Tshisekedi administration, which accused him of plotting insurrection and revoked his immunity from prosecution.
• His recent reemergence, particularly in M23-held Goma, has sparked a flurry of debate: is this the calculated return of a power-hungry strongman, or the quiet evolution of a statesman ready to contribute to peace and reform?

When Joseph Kabila handed over power in 2019 after 18 turbulent years at the helm of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), it was seen as a rare peaceful transition in a nation often synonymous with war, death, disease and hopelessness under the shadow of vast mineral wealth.

Since then, the former president has kept a notably low profile—until a couple of months now. His recent reemergence, particularly in M23-held flashpoint of Goma, has sparked a flurry of debate: is this the calculated return of …