Tag:Tanzania

Renewable Energy

AfDB, EU, France invest $300m in Tanzania’s hydropower project

The government of Tanzania, the African Development Bank (AfDB), and the French Development Agency (AFD) have signed agreements for two development project loans worth...

Michael Simire - April 16, 2023

Sustainable Devpt

Financial, reputational risks of EACOP pile up amidst growing opposition to project

A new publication, the fourth Finance Risk Update on the East African Crude Oil Pipeline, by BankTrack, Insure our Future, Inclusive Development International (IDI) and...

Michael Simire - April 12, 2023

Land Degradation

Court reserves judgement in case challenging EACOP construction

The East African Court of Justice (EACJ) on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, reserved judgment after hearing arguments for and against the objection to the...

Michael Simire - April 6, 2023

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Tanzanian govt accused of seizing Maasai land for wildlife hunting

The Tanzanian state has been accused of violently seizing 1,500 km2 of Maasai ancestral land in Loliondo, a town situated in northern Ngorongoro District...

Michael Simire - June 14, 2022

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Activists indifferent as TotalEnergies, CNOOC make final decision on $10bn oil project

TotalEnergies and its partner China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) have reached a deal with Uganda and Tanzania to invest more than $10 billion in...

Michael Simire - February 1, 2022

Disaster Risk Management

Tanzania’s Zanzibar halts marine transport over looming tropical cyclone

Tanzania’s Zanzibar on Saturday, April 24, 2021 announced the temporary suspension of marine transport due to the looming tropical cyclone, Jobo. This is contained in...

Michael Simire - April 25, 2021

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