From Ore to Opportunity: What Liganga & Mchuchuma Mean for Communities
In Ludewa, where the hills hide Liganga’s iron ore, a farmer looks across his small plot and asks a simple…
Rebooting Bagamoyo: Finding the Right Model for a Mega-Port
The coastline at Bagamoyo has a strange kind of energy these days. It’s neither the quiet neglect of an abandoned…
Two Narratives, One Corridor: LNG Offshore, Coal Onshore
In the same week, Tanzanians could have read two headlines side by side. “Tanzania finalises Host Government Agreement for USD…
Global Reflections; Citizens, Subjects, and Democracy Worldwide
The struggle between wananchi and raia is not confined to Tanzania. It is a universal tension, a human journey repeated…
Financing Stalemates: Why Mega-Mines Stall While Imports Grow
There is a peculiar rhythm to Tanzania’s big-project politics. Every few years, a podium is erected, a banner is hung,…
The Role of JNIA in AfCFTA Air Trade Corridors
In 2024, intra-African trade reached an all-time high of US $220.3 billion, up 12.4% from the previous year. This is more…
From Fishing Hub to Aviation Gateway: Mwanza International Airport’s New Role in the Lake Zone
In the early morning light, Lake Victoria glows silver as fishing boats head back to shore. Just beyond the lake’s…
Rails for Rocks: Why Liganga & Mchuchuma Justify Southern Corridors
Picture two trains leaving the coast at dusk. The first is sleek and mostly empty, a prestige service with a…
Wananchi, Raia, and the African State
Africa is a continent of abundance. It has the youngest population in the world, vast mineral wealth, fertile land, and…
Coal Realities: Mchuchuma Between Power, Pollution, and Policy
Hold a lump of coal in your hand and you feel two truths at once. It is dense with stored…
