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Par le Rédacteur en Chef, Dar es Salaam Les débats sur la dépréciation du shilling Tanzanien par rapport au dollar américain ne sont pas professionnels. Contrairement à ce que des analystes et des médias comme le Citoyen interdit soutiennent ou souhaitent que le public s’inquiète, en tant qu’expert en économie et en finances, je suis tenté de qualifier ces débats de «motivations politiques». À moins qu'il ne s'agisse d'une simple tentative financée de ternir la réputation du gouvernement de Tanzanie et du gouvernement du président John Magufuli, les fluctuations des taux de change du dollar sont globales et saisonnières et les raisons sont bien équilibrées. Après avoir analysé certains débats sur les médias et les médias sociaux en Tanzanie, je soutiens que cette situation doit être expliquée scientifiquement et économiquement plutôt que politisée par des médias comme le citoyen et des non-professionnels en finances et en économie. Il convient de noter...

   24-02-2019: AFTER it was reported as a top nation in innovation in the low income countries Tanzania remained upbeat, continuing to assume leadership again in 2019. New industries in Tanzania adds up to more innovation A new report released this week by the Human Development Innovation Fund (HDIF) enhances the 2018 report by GII which reveals that the upsurge and prevalent of innovation ecosystem in Tanzania has remained on the highest for the last five years. “During that time, the country’s [Tanzania] ranking in the Global Innovation Index has climbed 27 positions,” says David McGinty, HDIF Team Leader. According to GII ranking, this emerging nation, Tanzania, climbed 27 positions up from 123 in 2013 to 92 in 2018, topping the rest of Africa and those in low economies. The fifth phase Government which carries industrialization agenda, has continued to embellish innovation, making it flourish to transform Tanzania’s economic developme...

  As many as 39 people have died in election-related violence in Nigeria, as the country awaits the results of this weekend's voting in what is forecast to be its tightest poll since the end of military rule in 1999. Key points: Seven killed in a shootout between Nigerian army troops and a gang Election pits President Buhari against main rival Atiku Results expected to come in from Tuesday after election delay Current President Muhummadu Buhari, 76, a former military ruler is seeking a second term on an anti-corruption platform.He faces off against businessman Atiku Abubakar, 72, a former vice president who has promised to expand the role of the private sector. The election was held on Saturday, but violence and problems with electronic voting machines meant voting continued in a small number of places before polls closed on Sunday. The ballot was initially due to take place last we...

The Ethiopian government has begun demolishing thousands of houses they say are illegal in the Oromia region in the outskirts of the capital, Addis Ababa. By ELIAS MESERET, Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The Ethiopian government has begun demolishing thousands of houses they say are illegal in the Oromia region in the outskirts of the capital, Addis Ababa. The government said it intends to tear down 12,000 houses that were built illegally on government land, taking advantage of widespread unrest in the region over the past three years. But residents allege that they were paying taxes to the government on the properties. "This house that I built with my entire saving is now gone," said Mekdes Melu, whose home was among the nearly 500 that have been demolished so far. "What I'm supposed to do now? Where can I go with my family of four?" The U.N. Special Rapporteur for Adequate Housing, Liliana Farha, said she is con...

  The ruling coalition in Ethiopia, the Ethiopia Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) is set to merge with the five affiliate parties. This is indicated today by the reformist leader of EPRDF and Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed. He made the remark during a conference with over three thousand people gathered from Somali, Afar, Benishangul Gumz, Harari and Afar regions of Ethiopia. Yesterday, he also discussed with the central committee of the political parties in the five regions of Ethiopia know as, affiliates of EPRDF. “We will soon abolish the name affiliate or supporter party…. After few months there will be no Somali, Afar, Benishangul or Oromo party…We will establish an Ethiopian party where we all will be part of it,” PM Abiy told, the central committee members of the affiliate parties who welcomed his remark by clapping. PM Abiy indicated that he has been asked several times by the people from the affiliate parties on h...

Par le rédacteur en chef, Nairobi Selon ce que l’on pourrait appeler l’effet de «magufulification» de l’infrastructure, la construction du chemin de fer à voie normalisée (SGR) de Dar es Salaam à Morogoro a atteint plus de 42%, ce qui est bien dans les délais prévus pour la passation du premier lot de Novembre 2019. En mai dernier, le président John Magufuli a lancé la première phase de construction de la SGR de Dar es-Salaam à Morogoro. À son achèvement, la Tanzanie aura un train de voyageurs rapide et moderne avec une vitesse de 160 km / h, tandis que le train de marchandises aura une vitesse maximale de 120 km / h. La Tanzanie a signé un accord avec les sociétés turque Yapi Merkez et Portugaise Motor Engil pour la construction du tronçon Dar e Salaam Morogoro à Tsh. 2 700 milliards de dollars (plus de 1,2 milliard de dollars), à compléter d'ici le 1er novembre de cette année. Les détails de la Tanzania Railway Corporation (TRC) indiquent que le principal travail qui rest...

Par un journaliste, Dar es Salaam, Ontario Quelques jours après que le chef de l'opposition, Whip Tundu Lissu, ait déclaré au monde qu'il n'y avait pas eu d'accord «quelconque» conclu entre le gouvernement tanzanien et Barrick Gold, d'autres détails sont apparus sur la mise en œuvre de l'accord d'octobre 2017. À Dar es Salaam, des dirigeants de Barrick Corporation ont confirmé que le géant minier, la plus grande société minière aurifère au monde, mettrait bientôt en œuvre l'accord d'octobre, prévoyant le versement au gouvernement tanzanien de 300 millions de dollars pour mettre fin au conflit ses opérations dans le pays d'Afrique de l'Est. Le secrétaire exécutif de Barrick Gold en Afrique et Afrique de l’Est, M. Willem Jacobs, a souligné cette position et a rencontré le président tanzanien John Magufuli dans la résidence officielle de Dar es Salaam le mercredi 20 février 2019. «Nous sommes venus confirmer notre volonté de ...

2019-02-19 19:17 Atiku Abubakar (File, AFP)   Nigeria's top opposition candidate urged the military not to be involved in the upcoming presidential election, saying the army "has no role to play in the conduct" of the poll. Speaking on national television on Tuesday, Atiku Abubakar criticised President Muhammadu Buhari's earlier remarks in which he ordered Nigeria's security forces to be "ruthless" with those found interfering with the voting process. Buhari warned that anyone who tries to disturb the vote "will do so at the expense of his own life". Charging that the president's remarks were "a painful reminder of the era of dictatorship and military rule," Abubakar on Tuesday also urged the electoral commission "to remain impartial arbiters" of the vote. "V...