DAR ES SALAAM, March 5 -- ANALYSTS have called for a nationwide public awareness campaign on responsible consumption to help citizens navigate the socioeconomic effects of the ongoing Middle East crisis, which has disrupted global oil supply chains and led to flight cancellations.

According to the experts, the government should develop an energy consumption advisory blueprint and assemble a team of specialists to guide the public on prudent fuel usage.

Such measures, they argue, would prevent panic buying and other uninformed precautionary actions as tensions escalate.

They also stressed the importance of strengthening foreign currency reserves, to protect the Tanzanian shilling from depreciation, while cutting non-essential fuel consu...