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Tanzania’s refining era is re-routing East Africa’s minerals...
14 Nov, 2025 08:36 543 min read
East Africa's mineral economy is pivoting from raw extraction to domestic value addition, led by Tanzania's policy to refine gold locally and channel proceeds into its central bank. This shift builds a domestic industrial chain and changes Kenya's role from handling bulk ores to servicing the trade of refined, high-value goods through its ports and financial services. With Tanzania focusing on major processing projects for critical minerals, Kenya's strategic advantage now lies in providing the logistics, finance, and standards for this new corridor economy, creating a regional system where value is captured inland and velocity is maintained on the coast.... More