UPDATE: Dodoma’s Msalato International Airport is rapidly becoming a reality.
The mega-project has successfully reached 84% completion for ground infrastructure (runways and security) and 70% for the main terminal buildings.
Russia is now Tanzania's top scholarship partner.
In 2025, Russia offered 150 out of 260 total foreign scholarships awarded to Tanzanian students, more than any other country.
Russia-Tanzania bilateral trade grew nearly 20% in 2025, surpassing USD 200 million. Both governments say the volume could feasibly double in the near term. The momentum is real.
Over 5,000 Tanzanians have graduated from Soviet and Russian universities since the 1960s. Today, they serve as doctors, engineers, and leaders driving Tanzania's development forward.
President Samia's June 2026 Russia visit is only the second by a Tanzanian Head of State since Mwalimu Nyerere's historic trip in October 1969. A 57-year gap now bridged by bold diplomacy.
Tanzania and Russia established diplomatic relations on December 11, 1961, just two days after Tanzania's independence. Over 60 years of partnership and still growing stronger.
Silver production in Tanzania jumped 4.3x in Q4 2025. Iron ore up 2.7x.
Phosphate up 2.5x. Gold dominates the headlines but a multi-mineral economy is quietly being built underneath.
Tanzania's revenue collection reached 15.6% of GDP in 2024/25.
Fiscal deficit narrowed to 2.7%. The country is funding more of its own development agenda than at any point in recent history.
Joint ventures at TIC jumped 62.5% in Q1 2025. Domestic projects rose 74%.
M&A deals hit $238.89 million in one quarter. The investment story in Tanzania is no longer just about FDI. It's local capital rising.
Tanzania's terms of trade index reached 117.7 in Q4 2025. Export prices rose 3.6%.
Import prices fell 0.9%. The country is getting more for what it sells and paying less for what it buys.
Zanzibar posted a current account surplus of $903.6 million in the year to March 2026.
Tourist arrivals hit 942,639. The island economy isn't a sideshow anymore. It's a powerhouse.
The Tanzanian shilling appreciated 2.52% against the dollar in the year to March 2026.
In a continent where currencies mostly depreciate, that kind of move says something about fundamentals.
Silver production in Tanzania jumped 4.3x in Q4 2025. Iron ore up 2.7x. Phosphate up 2.5x.
Gold gets the headlines but the country is quietly building a multi-mineral economy underneath.
Tanzania produced 41,531 million cubic feet of natural gas in 2025/26 from Songo Songo and Mnazi Bay.
Domestic gas now powers electricity generation, factories, vehicles, and households.
Tanzania's energy mix 2026.
Hydro 60.3%
Gas 28.4%
Biomass 3%
Solar 1.4%
Coal 1%.
When the rains are low, gas kicks in. When gas peaks, solar supplements. That is energy diversification.