Tanzania, July 27 -- Rusumo. The government is stepping up investment in roads, railways, ports and airports as it seeks to position itself as a regional transport and logistics hub serving East and Central Africa.

The strategy is centred on improving links between the Port of Dar es Salaam and neighbouring countries, including the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Rwanda, Burundi, Zambia, Uganda, Malawi Mozambique and Kenya through an integrated transport network.

The latest milestone came last week when President Samia Suluhu Hassan launched construction of the 506-kilometre Tabora-Kigoma section of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), a project expected to strengthen trade with countries in the Great Lakes region.

Speaking during the...