Samia outlines sweeping reforms to transform Tanzania’s mineral sector in her new five-year term

Dodoma. President Samia Suluhu Hassan has unveiled an ambitious roadmap to transform Tanzania’s mineral sector over the next five years, pledging reforms to increase transparency, boost local value addition, uplift small-scale miners and ensure the country fully benefits from its vast mineral wealth.

Delivering her address during the official opening of the 13th Parliament in Dodoma on November 14, 2025, President Hassan reminded lawmakers that the sector holds enormous potential for national development but remains under-explored.