Dar es Salaam. Tanzania must urgently fast-track the long-delayed Liganga and Mchuchuma projects or risk missing a narrowing window of opportunity driven by Africa’s rising steel demand and tightening global environmental rules, economists and policy analysts have warned.
Although the projects in the mineral-rich southwestern corridor have been under discussion for more than a decade, analysts say current global trends make rapid implementation essential. Africa’s industrialisation is accelerating, while the global shift toward clean energy is reshaping markets for coal, iron ore and other mineral products.