Speakers of East African Community (EAC) partner states’ parliaments have agreed to engage their respective governments and finance ministries to accelerate payment of outstanding contributions to the regional bloc. The agreement was reached on Saturday October 03, 2026 at the conclusion of the 21st Ordinary Meeting of the Bureau of Speakers of EAC Partner States’ Parliaments and the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) in Arusha. The move comes as the EAC faces a $125 million debt burden, with member states having paid only 17 percent of their assessed contributions for the 2026/27 financial year. The funding shortfall has raised concerns...

Thousands of university applicants who missed out on admission in the first two rounds have been given a final seven-day opportunity to secure undergraduate places for the 2026/27 academic year. The Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU) opened the third and final admission window, running from October 3 to 9, for applicants to apply to institutions with available vacancies. TCU Executive Secretary Prof Charles Kihampa said the extension followed requests from applicants who had not secured places and universities that still had vacancies. “After completing the two admission rounds, the commission received requests from some applicants who were unsuccessful in securing...

Six of 26 investment projects planned for the Bagamoyo Special Eco-Maritime City have entered the construction phase, with the government projecting more than 15,000 jobs from the developments. Minister of State in the President’s Office (Planning and Investment), Prof Kitila Mkumbo, said on Saturday October 03, 2026 that the progress marked a shift from investment plans to actual industrial activity. He said the projects had a combined investment value of about Sh4 trillion and that the wider development of the area could eventually create nearly 100,000 jobs. “For Tanzanians, the main meaning is jobs. We are talking about more than...

Intense ground fighting, aerial bombardment and sieges around urban centres have damaged infrastructure, disrupted supply routes and undermined agricultural livelihoods.

The renewed fighting follows unresolved territorial disputes in Tigray, stalled demobilisation and divisions within the TPLF.

The December vote is approaching with rival camps divided over the political transition.

President Salva Kiir, 82, the incumbent, has led South Sudan since its independence in 2011.

The more important lesson may lie not in the refinery itself, but in how the investment is being brought to the ground.

African start-ups raised $2 billion in the first half of 2026, representing a 67 percent growth compared to a year earlier.

The shares on offer are equivalent to 3.4 per cent of the Dangote Oil Refinery’s share capital.