It’s barely been a month since Samia Suluhu Hassan took office...

It’s barely been a month since Samia Suluhu Hassan took office as the new President of Tanzania, but already the air of change is palpable.
First things first, she’s hit the ground running with a very proactive approach to tackling the country’s coronavirus crisis - in marked contrast to her predecessor John Magafuli, who had taken a more laissez-faire attitude.
But it’s not just her approach to health that’s different.
It’s also her approach to wealth.
In a wide-ranging televised address she spoke of a need to revitalize Tanzania’s connections with the wider world, citing in particular the need to make the country a hospitable place for foreign investment.
“We need investors more than they need us,” she said, midway through the speech, as she mandated her newly-appointed foreign affairs minister to mend relationships with the international community.
Tanzania’s had a mixed record in recent years when it comes to foreign investment. The country’s dispute with Acacia Mining was well publicized, and although most neutral observers felt that Acacia was at least as at fault, if not more so, than the government, sentiment nevertheless took a dive.
Now that Acacia has been subsumed by Barrick, much of the antagonism has dissipated, but the dispute itself hasn’t been settled.
A settlement will now be a priority, said President Hassan, not just of the Acacia dispute, but of all outstanding tax and other issues with mining companies.

source: proactive