Isles power firm, Zantel in new deal

Energy Access Ventures (EAV), a Paris-based investment firm that backs entrepreneurial companies that bring access to electricity in sub-Saharan Africa, has announced its inaugural $2 million investment in Off-Grid Electric (OGE) which has offices in San Francisco, California (USA) and Arusha in Tanzania.

Tanga Cement Company Limited (TCCL) and Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (Tanesco) yesterday signed an agreement.

Millicom signs agreement to acquire Zanzibar Telecom
Stockholm, June 5, 2015 – Millicom (Stockholmsbörsen: MIC), today announced that it has signed a Share Purchase Agreement to acquire an 85% stake in Zanzibar Telecom (Zantel) from Etisalat Group.

Zantel is the leading mobile telecom operator on the islands of Zanzibar with 2014 gross revenues of $82 million and 1.7 million subscribers across Zanzibar and mainland Tanzania. It operates 2G and 3G services over 545 network sites, with 57MHz of...

The government has expressed hope of making Dar es Salaam a dirt-free city after it entered into an agreement with a Brazilian company, Best Green Solution, to clean the region using a new recycling technology.

>Mzumbe University (MU) in collaboration with a Chinese Linghan Group Company is set to initiate an exchange programme that will give the former’s students chance to frequently visit China for learning techniques used by the Asian country to revolutionise its economy.

Mantra Tanzania Limited and the Wildlife Division of the Ministry of National Resources and Tourism signed a formal Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which calls for both sides to closely coordinate and cooperate to combat elephant poaching in the southern Selous Game Reserve.

The triumvirate holding Zimbabwe's future in their hands

The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has awarded a grant to NextGen Solawazi Limited of Chang’ombe in the city to support the implementation of a five megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic power plant in Kigoma.

 A Germany-based firm, which started its operations in Tanzania four years ago, has delivered a new set of remote, off-grid solar products in the country.