DAR ES SALAAM, Oct. 23 -- TANZANIA is positioning itself to become a leading carbon market hub in Africa by strengthening regulatory frameworks, transparency and investment mechanisms to ensure carbon trading contributes to economic growth, job creation and improved livelihoods.

The Minister of State in the Vice-Presidents Office (Union Affairs and Environment), Eng Hamad Yussuf Masauni, said this on October 22, 2026, when officially opening the Tanzania Carbon Market and Investment Forum 2026 in Dar es Salaam, held under the theme “One Day. One Market. One Shared Vision.”

Masauni said the government aims to establish an integrity-driven carbon market that serves as a key instrument for national development through job creat...