AU governance Body APRM gets new CEO
The Summit of Heads of State and Government participating in the African Union governance assessment Mechanism, the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM)...
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Tanzania: Mogae: BRN offers best practice for transformational change in the Government
By Hassan Abbas, Dar es Salaam – The Independent Review Panel (IRP) led by former President of the Republic of Botswana, Festus Mogae has noted that the Big Results Now! (BRN) programme initiated by the government of Tanzania represents a key effort towards a best practice system for transformational change in the way the government operates. Presenting the Panel’s independent report after evaluating the program in Dar es Salaam, Mr. Mogae commended significant strides achieved during Year One. The IRP convened for the first time in Dar es Salaam to review the performance of the BRN Programme. Ministers implementing first... Continue Reading
Tanzania: Experts call for inclusion of locals in investment projects
By Elias Mhegera – Experts in the extractive industries have called for African leaders to indulge a total inclusion strategy of the local population when introducing investment projects in order to avoid hostility from the local population. The call came in the wake of a two day seminar of experts in oil and gas under the name of Africa Gas and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Conference 2014. The two days conference at the Double Tree by the Hilton in Dar es Salaam on September 2nd and 3rd, attracted international experts in the field of extractive industries and investors. “It is... Continue Reading
Tanzania: Engineers challenged to make BRN a success
By Shout-Africa Correspondent – Tanzanian engineers have been lauded as the engine of success in the effective implementation of the government led projects including the Big Results Now (BRN) Programme. The call was issued on Thursday by the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the President’s Delivery Bureau (PDB), Mr. Peniel Lyimo when giving a keynote address on the Engineers Annual Conference in Dar es Salaam. The meeting theme was on the Role of Engineers in the implementation of the BRN. “We can have doctors to heal our wounds; lawyers to ensure protection of our transactions or religious leaders to pacify... Continue Reading
Tanzania: BRN move to boost small scale agriculture
By Shout-Africa Correspondent – The government of Tanzania through its delivery and transformation programme, the Big Result Now (BRN), is moving fast to boost small scale agriculture in Tanzania and called all partners to collaborate. That was said yesterday in Dar es Salaam by the Chief Executive Officer of the President’s Delivery Bureau (PDB) which oversees the BRN Programme, Mr. Omari Issa. Mr. Issa said that when chairing a meeting with visiting members of the Executive Board of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The IFAD Fund is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) created in 1974... Continue Reading