Tanzania has secured a $272 million loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to build a new international airport at its administrative capital Dodoma.
The move is part of a programme to expand the East African nation’s infrastructure.
The airport will be built in Msalato, 12 km from Dodoma and will take four years to build.
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Statement from AfDB said the airport will have the capacity to handle 1 million passengers annually.
Government had in october moved all its administrative functions to Dodoma from the commercial capital Dar es Salaam.
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