7 REASONS FOR TANZANIA JOINED THE EAC - PART 3

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a brief history of Tanzania. The country of Tanzania was colonized by the Germans and the British. It attained its independence in 1961. It was ruled by Julius Nyerere as its first president. 

7 Reasons Tanzania joined to the EAC.



In the 1968 Arusha declaration, Tanzania adopted the Socialism Ideology as its official way of life (the Ujamaaa system). Socialism collapsed in 1985 when the Chama Cha Mapinduzi came into power. 

Initially, Tanzania was referred to as Tanganyika until 1964 when it united with the Republic of Zanzibar; it became the United Republic of Tanzania. 

It’s blessed with L Victoria and Mt Kilimanjaro.  Initially, its capital city was Dar es Salaam but it was shifted to Dodoma due to security reasons as Dare Salaam is a coastal town. 

It has got a strong military (The Tanzanian Peoples Defense Force (TPDF). It is free from tribalism; it’s unified by Kiswahili as both its national Language and official language. Its official languages are English and Kiswahili. 

It has got diplomatic challenges with Kenya over the cross-border communities and immigration issues. It has got diplomatic challenges with Rwanda over the Burundian crisis. 

It belongs to both the EAC and SADCC.it has ideological problems with both regional blocks.

Tanzania is renowned for its huge wilderness regions. The "big five" animals (elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo, and rhino) may be seen roaming the plains of Serengeti National Park, a safari hotspot, and Kilimanjaro National Park, and it's home to Africa's tallest mountain. 

Nearby are the tropical islands of Mafia, which have coral reefs and whale sharks as neighbours, and Zanzibar, which has Arabic influences. 

Tanzania's GDP is expected to increase by 4.6% in 2022, up from a growth of 4.3% in 2021, estimates to the World Bank (WB). At current rates, Tanzania's GDP totalled USD 75.5 billion in 2022. Tanzania's GDP in 2021 was estimated to be 67.84 billion USD.

WHY TANZANIA NEEDS THE EAC? - 7 REASONS.

  1. Shared resources with partner states, for example, L. Victoria, Maasai Mara and Serengeti national parks
  2. Shared communities with partner states at the borderlines example the Maasais, Meru’s, Kuria’s, Luos etc
  3. Shared histories with neighbouring states.
  4. Expansion of trade through the attraction of FDIs
  5. Most of the commodities traded in Tanzania are from Kenyan industries, and most commercial companies that have invested in Tanzania are from Kenya
  6. Since it’s a littoral state, it’s interested in doing business with landlocked countries including Burundi, Uganda, Rwanda and South Sudan.
  7. to ensure infrastructural development example  Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), fibre-optic cable

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