Tanzania

Currency: Tanzanian shilling (TZS)

Timezone: East Africa Time (UTC+3)

Major Cities: Dar es Salaam

Tanzania is a sovereign country in East Africa bordering the Indian ocean and eight (8) countries: Kenya, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, and Zambia. The country’s climate varies across the country, temperate on the highlands and tropical along the coast. Also, while the coastal terrain is plain, highlands are common in the south and the north of the country, including Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa. 

With a population of approximately 60 million people, Tanzania is the second largest and populous country in Eastern Africa, with the Bantu ethnic group accounting for 95 percent of the country’s population. The official languages of the country are Swahili and English, although Arabic is also widely spoken in Zanzibar. The country adopts a presidential republic system of government which is administratively divided into 31 regions, including Dar es Salaam the country’s capital. The economy of Tanzania is heavily reliant on the agricultural sector, which employs 65 percent of the labor force and the country’s major sources of foreign exchange include Tourism, Gold, Coffee, Cashew Nuts, and Cotton. The major challenges facing Tanzania include the high poverty level, public sector corruption, and increased tension arising from many Zanzibaris’ demands for more autonomy.

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Zanzibar Investment Policy

Ministry of Industry and Trade, Tanzania

This policy specifies the legal and regulatory framework for investment in Zanzibar; investors rights and obligations; investment policy strategies such as tax and fiscal incentives; and other sector specific investment policy objectives.

Tanzania • 2019 • Trade, Industry, and Investment

The Environmental Management Regulations (Prohibition of Plastic Carrier Bags)

Minister of Environment, Tanzania

These regulations are for the protection of public health and the environment from the adverse effects of plastic bags. The regulations details the prohibition of plastic bags, exemptions, compliance and enforcement and other related provisions.

Tanzania • 2019 • Environment and Climate Change

Livestock and Fisheries Commodity Value Chain Briefs (Brief No.5)

Ministry of Agriculture, Tanzania

This version discusses aquaculture production, productivity and farming system in Tanzania. It details its value chain, marketing and trade opportunities, challenges and opportunities.

Tanzania • 2018 • Agriculture and Rural Development

National Antimicrobial Resistance Surveilance Framework

Ministry of Health, Tanzania

The primary goal of this Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) surveillance system in human is to generate evidence on the burden of AMR among priority pathogens isolated in hospitals from in-patients and outpatients who have been referred...

Tanzania • 2018 • Health

National Client’s Service Charter for Health Facilities

Ministry of Health, Tanzania

This Charter outlines the agreement between the health facilities as health care providers on behalf of the government and the community as beneficiaries of these health services. It also aims at informing and empowering individuals,...

Tanzania • 2018 • Health