Governance Economic Policy Center
Governance Economic Policy Center
The fisheries sector offers potential for Tanzania’s economic development yet the recent upsurge in …
South Sudan continues to face profound economic and governance challenges rooted in prolonged confli…
This paper reflects on the East African Community (EAC) countries budget and tax proposals in the co…
Despite progress, decarbonization of the maritime shipping and fishing sector remains one of the rem…
This study examines the intersection of seaweed farming, women’s economic empowerment, and carbon se…
The COP30 in Belém – Brazil marked a critical milestone, being framed as the “Implementation COP,” a…
The GEPC sustainable Energy Policy, Regulation and Green Economy Financing Course Equips policy make…
Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges facing Tanzania today, threatening livelihoods…
As the Climate Change and Energy transition discussions takes centre stage in global discussions suc…
As Tanzanians go to the polls today, 29th October, 2025, we wish Tanzania a peaceful election and tr…
Ahead of the 2025 general elections, the electoral violence that first manifested itself in 1995 and…
Experiences from electoral violence and suppression in neighboring countries have not been good. Les…
Electoral consensus has been elusive in many African countries. This short study brief attempts to t…
East Africa stands at a critical crossroads, where the promise of electoral democracy is being erode…
The East and Africa Great Lakes region is going through another electoral cycle yet the region stand…
This short analytical brief provides an overview of the critical mineral wealth in Eastern and South…
The surging demand for minerals critical to green transition offers potential economic benefits for …
This short analytical study explores the existing national, regional and global certification mech…
Authors: Moses Kulaba, Governance and Economic Policy Centre This analysis focuses on assessing the…
By Moses Kulaba, Governance and Economic Policy Centre Effective 5th April 2025 (with a pause of 90 …
The rules of world trade are being redefined. We are delighted to invite you to plug and join in as …
Tanzania’s mining sector has been a mix of sweet and sour, with of economic progress and injustic…
The European Union’s (EU) proposed Carbon Border Tax Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) aims to mitigate c…
The evolution of energy production and consumption has undergone significant transformations over th…
In this brief we focus on geothermal as source of energy, shading some perspectives on what …
According to the Ministry of Minerals, government stands ready to facilitate investor meetings and e…
The Paris Agreement in 2016 set targets to cut global cut global emissions and keep temperatures bel…
Young people are the majority of Tanzania’s population , destined to inherit the future yet are ser…
With the increasing focus on climate change and green transition minerals, multiple questions are as…
A lot of climate change coverage and advocacy in defense of indigenous communities is largely focuse…
While Tanzania has made some progress in addressing climate change, significant policy and governanc…
Climate Change and Energy Transition are pertinent issues in contemporary global development challen…
Generally, Non-Trade Measures (NTMs) are good for safe and ethical international trade; however, whe…
Economists have always asserted that you know a country’s priorities from its budget while political…
In our previous brief on Tax and Fiscal governance in East Africa, we observed that with dwindling f…
In discussing the merits and de-merits of cryptocurrency reminds us of the simple high school defini…
The pressure to digitalize our economies and adopt a new generation of monetary policies may be leg…
With dwindling foreign aid, it appears the governments in East Africa have resorted to squeezing eve…
Governments are struggling with little success to attract and retain utility scale solar projects an…
East Africa has abundant hot sunshine around the year yet harvesting this for large utility …
The Sudan war has been raging for almost a year, with catastrophic effects now spreading beyond Suda…
The Sudan conflict is a catastrophe that must be stopped but its unintended consequences provide new…
The EAC has vast deposits of minerals critical to driving technology to support the green industrial…
With the DRC and Somalia on board and new coltan discoveries made in Kenya, the East Africa Communit…
Democracy is said to be good yet democracy everywhere is under attack. By Moses Kulaba, G…
In early February 2024 the Tanzanian parliament made sweeping electoral reforms by passing…
Tanzania faces acute electricity energy supply yet with investments in offshore wind and tidal wa…
The East Africa Community is so far the largest economic block, with 7 members states with a vast te…
Historically, energy transitions have never meant one energy system completely replacing another rat…
With a high wind potential that covers more than 10% of its land and a solar power potential estimat…
Taxation of e-commerce is an emerging area of challenge in tax policy and administration and yet the…
Achieving Green Economies and a just energy transition for Africa cannot be achieved without financi…
The AfCFTA entered into force on May 30, 2019. Despite the speed at which this new Africa continenta…
For this action, I propose following actions. First, the Commissioner of renewable energy to review …
Climate Change and Energy Transition negotiations should be about people. A just transition…
With high winds potential that cover more than 10% of its land and solar energy levels ranging from …
Tanzania has vast deposits of natural gas and coal. The looming energy transition will poten…
While critical minerals offer potential opportunities, there are also latent risks for count…
The government of Tanzania has proposed radical amendments to its current Mining and Extractive Tran…
Tanzania Finance Hon Mwigulu Nchemba In this year’s (2021/22) budget speech Tanzania’s Minister f…
The Uganda government has signaled a new impetus in the mining sector with multiple reforms and poli…
The East African Oil Pipeline project received significant boots in April 2021 with Uganda with a se…
In March, East Africa was gripped with shock upon the sudden death of Tanzania’s President John Pomb…
National budgets are statements of how the government plans to raise and spend public money. They ar…
COVID 19 has been known for many reasons but for Tanzania and East African governments in general, t…
Tanzania has made progress on a number of democratic fronts compared to its peers in the region. How…
Tackling tax dodging and illicit capital flight in the extractive sector can be a challenge for tax …
How Tanzania’s government can promote Domestic Direct Investment (DDI) By Moses Kulaba, Governance…
On Saturday 17th August, Tanzania assumed the chair of the South African Development Cooperation (SA…
On 1st of August 2019, President Uhuru Kenyatta announced that Kenya had joined the list of world oi…
This article shades light on a major instrument in international trade and customs management, which…
According to the World Bank Group, Tanzania’s economy is estimated to have grown by 5.2 percent in 2…
Proper election coordination is a major factor in successful elections in a multiparty democracy. Th…
According to Transparency International (TI) survey report, more than 1 in 4 people in Africa who ac…
As Africans celebrate the Africa Anti-Corruption day on 12th July 2019, the good news for Nigeria…
As East African Countries grapple on how best to manage environmental payments for compensation and …
This project demonstrated that community education about corruption should not be an expensive en…
We demand that an independent, external review be commissioned to analyse the EITI’s tools to assess…
As East Africans continue to dissect and internalise what impacts this year’s national budget…
The war of words and negative diplomacy between Kenya and Somalia over the disputed potential…
Pundits suggested that the faceoff with mining companies over tax payments and drastic change…
EITI Stakeholders convene in Paris for Global Assembly in June, 2019 Global stakeholders of the Ext…
Basic understanding of Tax justice and illicit financial flows in extractive sector By Moses Kulaba…
Understanding the basics of Transfer pricing, mispricing and other aggressive tax planning measures …
Why governments should not sign Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) with the European Union withou…
A comparison between the East African Community (EAC) and the European Union (EU) in search for st…
Foreign Policy and state behaviour: How US Foreign Policy to Africa changed during Presidents Bush,…
Why growing influence of Non-State Actors in diplomacy and consular practice is a cause for alarm in…
What is state capture and its impacts on political governance in Tanzania By Moses Kulaba, Governa…
New threats to peace and Security: Extent to which new security threats of Piracy have affected eco…
New threats to peace and Security: Extent to which new security threats of Cyber security have affe…
