Tanzania, Aug. 24 -- Dar es Salaam. The government is banking on a combination of modern railway, port and maritime investments to transform Kigoma into a key transport and trade hub linking Tanzania with markets across East and Central Africa. Transport minister Makame Mbarawa said the projects form the government's broader strategy to build an integrated transport system that will ease the movement of passengers and cargo, improve efficiency and support economic growth.

In a statement issued after the recent launch of four cargo vessels for Lake Tanganyika, the laying of a foundation stone for a new passenger and cargo terminal at Kigoma Port, and the laying of a foundation stone for the sixth section of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR...