Concerns Over Economic Dominance by Chinese Traders in Tanzania
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- On August 3, 2026, during a meeting between the Tanzanian government and the private sector on the signing of a pact for the implementation of Vision 2050, the Chairperson of the Tanzania Traders Association, Khamisi.
- So from August 2025 going forward the situation started to deteriorate,” one of the traders at Kariakoo market, who is also a committee member of the Kariakoo Business Association, told The Chanzo about the situation.
- First, they believe it is in response to Tanzania’s Business Licensing (Prohibition of Business Activities for Non-Citizens) Order, 2025, which banned 15 businesses that are not allowed to be conducted by non-Tanzanians.
- On the visa issue, when The Chanzo visited the Chinese Embassy again on July 29, 30, and 31, traders who frequently travel to China noted that the embassy had increased the number of applicants it was receiving.
- Dar es Salaam– At the junction between Toure Road and Kajificheni Close, a few metres from the Chinese Embassy in Tanzania, about 56 people are sitting around.