World Bank: Covid-19 pushed three million Tanzanians into poverty
Informal settlement in Manzese, Tanzania. The World Bank says the number of Tanzanians living in poverty surged from 14 million in 2018 to 17 million by 2022. PHOTO | UN HABITAT
Josephine Christopher is a senior business journalist for The Citizen and Mwananchi newspapers
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The report says Tanzania managed to sustain its economic growth recovery despite challenges such as the Covid-19 pandemic and external tensions, such as regional conflicts, which had minimal impact on poverty reduction efforts.
