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Africa
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PwC Tanzania
The East African Cooper Brothers and Company was established in 1947 following the merger of two existing firms. Over time, further mergers led to the firm’s name changing to Coopers & Lybrand in 1957 and eventually to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in 1998.
PwC Tanzania has 9 partners and over 260 staff working from offices in Dar es Salaam and Arusha, including 29 new graduates taken on during 2025. Apart from the training received whilst working with the firm in Tanzania, we also develop our people by deploying them on secondments overseas—for example, as of 2025, we had 7 Tanzanians working on long-term secondments in other PwC offices (Africa, North America and Europe).
Message from our Country leader
Located on the eastern coast of Africa between Kenya and Mozambique, Tanzania remains a vital gateway to several neighbouring countries, including Burundi, DRC, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zambia.
Rich with natural resources, approximately 16% of mainland Tanzania is designated as national parks, game reserves, and wildlife habitats. The country also borders a long stretch of coastline along the Indian Ocean and features extensive arable land, forests, and woodlands. Covering a total area of about 945,090 sq km, Tanzania’s water bodies, lakes, rivers, and wetlands, span approximately 59,509 sq km. These natural endowments underpin its growing sectors of agriculture, mining, and tourism.
Tanzania’s diverse mineral wealth includes coal, diamonds, Tanzanite, gemstones, graphite, helium, iron ore, gold, natural gas, phosphate, rare earth elements, tin, uranium, and nickel. Significant progress continues in natural gas exploration: the onshore Ntorya Field within the Ruvuma Block has confirmed estimated reserves of 3.45 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of gas. In the offshore sector, the country’s flagship US$42 billion LNG project, one of the most transformative energy investments in Africa, is advancing through its final legal and regulatory phases.
Guiding the country’s socioeconomic priorities is Tanzania Development Vision 2050 (Dira 2050), which envisions a competitive, inclusive, industrialized, and middle-income Tanzania. Industrialization continues to be supported by strategic advantages such as a growing urban population, extensive ICT backbone networks, natural resource abundance, and Tanzania’s favourable geographic position, not only as a regional trade hub, but also as a critical gateway for several landlocked neighbouring countries. Ongoing investments in transport, energy, and logistics infrastructure further strengthen this role, enhancing connectivity and supporting the country’s long‑term development ambitions.
With a population now estimated at 68 million as of January 2026 (according to Tanzania’s National Bureau of Statistics (“NBS”), Tanzania offers one of the largest and most dynamic consumer markets in East Africa. This is further strengthened by regional integration through the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
Despite its cultural diversity, over 120 tribes, Tanzania maintains strong national cohesion. Kiswahili is the national language spoken nationwide, while English remains widely used in education and business.
