Author: The Chanzo Reporter

In our briefing:

IMF Estimates About 50,000 Tanzanian Health Workers to Be Affected by USAID Shutdown;

Muhimbili National Hospital–Mloganzila Performs First Minimally Invasive Colon Tumor Surgery Using Local Specialists;

Gwajima Calls for Minimum Reforms and Allowing Tanzania’s Main Opposition Party, CHADEMA, to Participate in the Upcoming Election;

Foreign Direct Investment in Tanzania Rises to USD 1.7 Billion, Highest in a Decade;

Fate of Lissu’s Petition Against ‘Secret Witnesses’ in False Information Case to Be Decided on August 12

The IMF report highlights that Tanzania was among the largest recipients of USAID support in Sub-Saharan Africa, receiving USD 400 million, equivalent to about 0.5 percent of Tanzania’s GDP

In our briefing today:

Treason Case Against CHADEMA Chairman Tundu Lissu Adjourned Again;

Crucial CCM Central Committee Meeting Set for Saturday as Race to October 2025 Heats Up;

CHADEMA Senior Officials Arrested at Border Points Released on Bail;

When Opposition Turns on Itself, Who Wins?;

What Does a Khanga Mean in the Life of a Tanzanian?

Tundu Lissu strongly opposed the adjournment, arguing that this was the tenth postponement since the case began and that he had already spent 97 days in custody.

The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the United Arab Emirates, Lieutenant General Issa Saif bin Ablan Al Mazrouei, visited Tanzania on Monday,

In our briefing today:

President Samia Holds Final Cabinet Meeting Ahead of October General Election;

Court Dismisses Petition Challenging 2025 Electoral Code of Conduct, Arguing Citizens Who Brought the Petition are Mere Neighbors to the Process;

Zanzibar Hosts Critical Tuna Talks for the Indian Ocean;

The Energy Charter Treaty Fallout: Why Tanzania Must Rethink Its Energy Investment Framework Now.