Is Magufuli in crusade against Trump-like negotiating game?
President John Magufuli and World Bank president Jim Yong Kim at the launch of a flyover project in Dar es Salaam last month. In the midst of a public outcry over the exploitation of the country’s natural resources by shrewd multinationals, the Head of State’s task is to strike a balance between achieving his goal of getting the right piece of cake for Tanzanians and maintaining investors confidence. PHOTO I FILE
President Magufuli faces a difficult choice reversing the bad deals (real or perceived) that are Tanzania’s mining contracts with multinationals – going forward, tough, uncomfortable decisions may have to be made to debunk the Trump-like deal-cutting approach used by foreign firms in negotiating
