More investment for Tanzania

The region’s transport infrastructure is benefitting from the biggest wave of investment since the early years of the colonial period.

The Shippers Council of Eastern Africa has published details of container handling charges at Mombasa and Dar es Salaam, revealing massive increases

A new rail freight service has been launched between Zambia, Zimbabwe and the Mozambican port of Beira

The Tanzanian port of Dar es Salaam is to benefit from funding from the World Bank and other investors. The World Bank is to provide a US$400M low-interest loan, the British government’s Department for International Development (DfID) has provided a grant of US$130M and Trade Mark East Africa a further US$60M. The work is designed to boost turnover at the port from 14 Mtpa last year up to 22 Mtpa by 2020.

The World Bank has announced it will provide US$1.2B to support infrastructure development and improve the competitiveness of the East Africa Community (EAC) states. These are Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Rail has a bright future in Africa as both public bodies and private companies see the mode as encouraging economic development.