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

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/money/economy/how-lake-tanganyika-expansion-will-double-tanzania-drc-trade-capacity/ar-AA28iRyl
Published on: Monday 20 July 2026

Dar es Salaam. 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 » Trade: 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 » Trade: 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 » Trade: 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 » Trade: 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 » Trade: 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 » Trade: Tanzania: New Cargo Ships to Boost Trade in Katavi, Kigoma

News channel or source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202511260023.html
Published on: Tuesday 25 November 2025

Katavi — MINISTER for Transport, Professor Makame Mbarawa has said that the construction of four new cargo ships will significantly unlock economic and commercial opportunities in Katavi and Kigoma ...

News Tanzania » Kigoma » Trade: Madam President, Without the Kigoma Shipyard, the SGR to Kigoma risks falling short

News channel or source: https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/oped/madam-president-without-the-kigoma-shipyard-the-sgr-to-kigoma-risks-falling-short-5531304
Published on: Saturday 18 July 2026

The original plan was carefully designed. The shipyard would construct vessels capable of carrying between 3,000 and 3,500 tonnes of cargo, including up to 25 railway wagons or heavy vehicles ...

News Tanzania » Kigoma » Trade: 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.