Africa Matters

Tanzania: What Sh200 billion additional funding for agriculture means

Summary Key development projects to be executed include expanding irrigation infrastructure to stimulate agricultural productivity and economic growth Dar es Salaam. The government will spend Sh198 billion more on agriculture development projects in the next financial year after increasing its total budget for the sector to Sh970 billion. Key development projects to be executed include expanding irrigation infrastructure to…

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Barrick Gold pledges Sh70bn to expand education infrastructure in Tanzania

Summary Called ‘The Barrick-Twiga Future Forward Education Program”, the objective is to build 1,090 classrooms, 1,640 ablution blocks and 270 dormitories across 161 schools nationwide Barrick Gold is pledging $30 million (about Sh70 billion) in support of the government’s plan to expand the education infrastructure in Tanzania. The affirmation was reached during yesterday’s meeting between Barrick president and chief…

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