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8 April 2021 5:53 GMT Updated  8 April 2021 5:53 GMT in  London Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan is set to revive the long-stalled $30 billion liquefied natural gas development in Lindi, where energy giants Shell and Equinor are stakeholders. Under the administration of former president John Magufuli, who died last month, the project was sidelined, with the presidency instead prioritising the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline to take oil from Uganda to the Tanzanian port of Tanga. “We have been singing the LNG song for a very long time," Hassan said. "I remember when I wa...

Tanzania's COVID-19 denial risks pulling Africa back As President John Magufuli downplays the severity of the coronavirus, Tanzanians are waking up to the reality that the virus is spreading. Health experts now fear Tanzania's attitude could endanger the rest of Africa. Tanzania did not order a total lockdown while many other African countries closed their borders due to COVID-19 Until recently, Tanzania gave the impression that the coronavirus pandemic — which has brought the world to a standstill — was under control. President John Magufuli assured the 58 million inhabitants of the Ea...