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Dar Es Salaam

Dar es Salaam is the largest city and former capital of Tanzania, located on the eastern coast along the Indian Ocean. Although the legislative capital was moved to Dodoma in 1974, Dar es Salaam remains the country's principal commercial centre, economic hub and most populous city, with a population exceeding six-million people in its metropolitan area. The city serves as Tanzania's main port and is the gateway for much of the country's international trade, handling the bulk of cargo for Tanzania and neighbouring landlocked countries including Zamala, Malawi, Burundi and eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Its economy is driven by port operations, manufacturing, finance, telecommunications and a growing services sector, making it the financial and industrial heart of Tanzania. Dar es Salaam is home to the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange and hosts the headquarters of numerous multinational corporations and regional offices. The city has seen significant infrastructure investment in recent years, including the Bus Rapid Transit system and expansion of digital infrastructure such as data centres. Its strategic coastal location and role as East Africa's second-largest port after Mombasa underpin its regional economic significance. The name Dar es Salaam means "Haven of Peace" in Arabic, reflecting its origins as a trading settlement established by Sultan Majid bin Said of Zanzibar in 1865.

Dar Es Salaam News


A railway track
Mota-Engil said to win deal for US-backed Congo copper railway
26th August 2026 By: Bloomberg

Mota-Engil is set to sign a 30-year concession with the Democratic Republic of Congo to operate a key copper and cobalt railway, potentially backed with up to $1-billion of US financing. The deal... 


Dp World And World Food Programme Deliver 5,000 Tonnes Of Rice To Communities In Africa
Dp World And World Food Programme Deliver 5,000 Tonnes Of Rice To Communities In Africa
19th August 2026

DP World and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have delivered 5,000 metric tonnes of rice to support humanitarian response operations in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and... 


Automechanika Africa Connect Continues Momentum with Successful Dar es Salaam Event
Automechanika Africa Connect Continues Momentum with Successful Dar es Salaam Event
23rd July 2026

Automechanika successfully hosted the third stop of its Africa Connect Roadshow today in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, bringing together automotive industry professionals for a day of networking,... 


Gold bars
Tanzania's central bank buys 28 t of gold over past 18 months for reserves
8th July 2026 By: Reuters

Tanzania's central bank has bought about 28 metric tons of gold over the past 18 months to bolster its international reserves and support the shilling currency, its Governor Emmanuel Tutuba said.... 


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Kabanga nickel project, Tanzania – update
29th May 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Lifezone is continuing with pre-final investment decision and early works activities at Kabanga. 


Copper cathode
Congo copper, cobalt miners cut chemical use as Iran war disrupts supplies, sources say
13th April 2026 By: Reuters

Congo's leading copper and cobalt producers have had some orders for key leaching chemicals cancelled or withdrawn by suppliers this month, forcing miners to cut usage and consider output... 


Uganda and Tanzania’s infrastructure boom requires a sound digital backbone
Uganda and Tanzania’s infrastructure boom requires a sound digital backbone
31st March 2026

By: Josiah Habwe - General Manager for Tanzania & Uganda at Schneider Electric Uganda and Tanzania are entering a major phase of infrastructure-led growth. Both countries are undergoing large-scale... 


New WearCheck agent in East Africa
New WearCheck agent in East Africa
26th March 2026

(Virtual Showroom) Condition monitoring specialist company, WearCheck, recently teamed up with Tanzania-based condition monitoring company, Technical and Engineering Solutions (TES), to bring an... 


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Uganda wants to link new railway line to Tanzania, opening up new export route
23rd February 2026 By: Reuters

Uganda wants to link a new railway line it is building to one under construction in neighbouring Tanzania, a government document seen by Reuters showed, potentially opening up a new export route... 


Cape Town International recorded 11.1m two-way passengers in 2025
30th January 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Cape Town International Airport saw a record-breaking 11.1-million two-way domestic and international passengers during 2025, and also surpassed its December 2024 international passenger record.... 


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Unlocking testing, verification value in East Africa
25th July 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Unlocking value in East Africa’s mining industry – from related activity such as exploration, to operation and mine closure – remains central to the comprehensive testing, inspection, certification... 


Sydney University Associate Professor Dr Lauren Johnston on screen top left at London Indaba.
China sees pleasing Africa as form of insurance against trade wars, London Indaba hears
25th June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

China sees pleasing Africa as a form of insurance against trade war impacts, Sydney University Associate Professor Dr Lauren Johnston spelt out at the London Indaba, the annual event organised by... 


Southern African logistics landscape to be transformed by infrastructure investment by 2030 – report
25th April 2025 By: Schalk Burger

By 2030, Southern Africa’s logistics landscape will be transformed through infrastructure investment, deeper regional integration and sustainability initiatives. While significant challenges... 


Lotus advances Kayelekera towards third-quarter production
Lotus advances Kayelekera towards third-quarter production
23rd April 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Refurbishment and restart works at ASX-listed Lotus Resources’s Kayelekera uranium project, in Malawi, continue to progress as planned, with first uranium production on track for the third quarter... 


BOOSTING PRODUCTION
DELKOR is undertaking a capacity-expansion upgrade to a Tanzania gold miner's 12-m-diameter gold concentrate thickener to double its output volumes
Gold plant undergoes doubling-of-capacity upgrade
11th April 2025 By: Donna Slater

A 12-m-diameter gold concentrate thickener for an East Africa-focused gold producer, developer and explorer is currently undergoing a capacity-expansion upgrade by the plant’s original-equipment... 


Marula Mining CEO Jason Brewer
Marula hosts site visit to further verify high-grade copper concentrate samples at Kinusi
21st February 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

South Africa- and UK-listed Marula Mining has advised it will host a site visit at its Kinusi copper mine, in Tanzania, to show a European commodity trading group its high-grade copper concentrate... 


Chinese firms to build $2bn Tanzania rail
14th February 2025 By: Bloomberg

Tanzania signed a $2.15-billion deal with two Chinese firms to construct a railway linking its main port of Dar es Salaam to a nickel mine in neighboring Burundi. Tanzania Railways Corp awarded the... 


Chinese firms to build $2bn Tanzanian rail to nickel mine
30th January 2025 By: Bloomberg

Tanzania signed a $2.15-billion deal with two Chinese firms to construct a railway linking its main port of Dar es Salaam to a nickel mine in neighboring Burundi. Tanzania Railways Corp awarded the... 


Goscor Lift Trucks Supports C. Steinweg Bridge Terminals’ Expansion Across Southern Africa with Bobcat Forklifts
2nd December 2024

Goscor Lift Trucks (GLT), a leading provider of forklift and materials handling solutions, has reinforced its commitment to supporting the cross-border growth of C. Steinweg Bridge Terminals, with... 


Walkabout secures bridge funding amid shipping delays
Walkabout secures bridge funding amid shipping delays
28th October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Africa-focused Walkabout Resources has announced that shipping delays caused by port congestion at Dar es Salaam are impacting the export of graphite concentrate from its Lindi Jumbo project, in... 


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