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News Tanzania » Kigoma » Economy: Tanzania unveils move to transform Kigoma into a major transportation, trade hub

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/money/general/tanzania-unveils-move-to-transform-kigoma-into-a-major-transportation-trade-hub/ar-AA28lGLA
Published on: Monday 20 July 2026

THE Minister for Transport, Professor Makame Mbarawa, has said that the Sixth Phase Government is continuing to make significant investments in the transport sector with the aim of transforming Kigoma ...

News Tanzania » Kigoma » Economy: Kigoma-Tabora SGR Launch - Bright Future Beckons

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/top-stories/kigoma-tabora-sgr-launch-bright-future-beckons/ar-AA28hNXd
Published on: Monday 20 July 2026

PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan is today expected to lay the foundation stone for the construction of the Tabora-Kigoma Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), a multi-billion-dollar project that residents say ...

News Tanzania » Kigoma » Economy: Bright future on track as Kigoma joins the SGR era

News channel or source: https://dailynews.co.tz/bright-future-on-track-as-kigoma-joins-the-sgr-era/
Published on: Monday 20 July 2026

KIGOMA: PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan’s launch of the Tabora-Kigoma Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) yesterday marks one of the most significant milestones in Tanzania’s infrastructure journey. Together ...

News Tanzania » Kigoma » Economy: Inside Samia’s plan to position Kigoma as a logistics gateway

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/politics/government/inside-samia-s-plan-to-position-kigoma-as-a-logistics-gateway/ar-AA28nWmY
Published on: Tuesday 21 July 2026

Dar es Salaam. For decades, Kigoma carried a description that reflected its physical location but failed to capture its economic potential as it was widely known as the ‘end of the railway.’This meant ...

News Tanzania » Kigoma » Economy: Tanzania to launch construction of Sh6.31 trillion SGR lot linking Tabora and Kigoma

News channel or source: https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/national/tanzania-to-launch-construction-of-sh6-31-trillion-sgr-lot-linking-tabora-and-kigoma-5529930
Published on: Friday 17 July 2026

The launch ceremony is scheduled for 9am at Katosho Grounds in Kigoma-Ujiji Municipality, where residents of Kigoma and neighbouring regions have been invited to attend.

News Tanzania » Kigoma » Economy: Tanzania Begins Construction of Sixth SGR Section

News channel or source: https://www.ecofinagency.com/news-infrastructures/2107-57589-tanzania-begins-construction-of-sixth-sgr-section
Published on: Tuesday 21 July 2026

Tanzania launched construction of a $2.85 billion railway section The line will cut Tabora-Kigoma travel time from 20 to eight hours The project will strengthen links between Dar es Salaam and ...

News Tanzania » Kigoma » Economy: Gateway to regional markets

News channel or source: https://dailynews.co.tz/gateway-to-regional-markets/
Published on: Monday 20 July 2026

Samia launches Tabora-Kigoma SGR Trade, logistics hub vision gathers pace KIGOMA: TANZANIA yesterday moved a step closer to its ambition of becoming a regional trade and logistics hub after President ...

News Tanzania » Kigoma » Economy: How Lake Tanganyika expansion will double Tanzania-DRC trade capacity

News channel or source: https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/national/how-lake-tanganyika-expansion-will-double-tanzania-drc-trade-capacity-5532144
Published on: Sunday 19 July 2026

The construction of four new cargo vessels for Lake Tanganyika, alongside major upgrades at Kigoma Port, is expected to transform trade between Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of ...

News Tanzania » Kigoma » Economy: AGRA Calls for Increased Investment in Agriculture to Drive Growth

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Published on: Monday 20 July 2026

THE Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has called for increased investment in agriculture, saying the sector is key to driving economic growth and improving livelihoods as it remains the ...

News Tanzania » Kigoma » Economy: Pontoons loaned by Belgian government speed up returns from Tanzania to DRC

News channel or source: https://www.unhcr.org/news/pontoons-loaned-belgian-government-speed-returns-tanzania-drc
Published on: Wednesday 30 November 2005

KIGOMA, Tanzania, December 1 (UNHCR) - At the very beginning of their journey home after seven years in exile, Congolese refugees heading for South Kivu have had to navigate quite an obstacle course.