Tanzanian officials have rebuilt 2,000 kilometres of roads in 22 national parks as the country prepares for a surge in tourists following the end of the Covid-19 outbreak, according to a government official.

According to reports, Francis Michael, the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, the roads were renovated with funds given by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in September 2021.

The IMF approved USD567.25 million in emergency financial assistance on September 7, 2021, to assist Tanzania in responding to the epidemic by addressing the immediate health, humanitarian, and economic implications.  Tanzania's economic prospects had deteriorated due to the impact of the Covid-19 problem, according to the IMF, which released the funds.

Apart from the roads, Michael said the government has also renovated eight airstrips in the East African nation's national parks and other protected areas. He assured tourism stakeholders, including tour operators and motels, that Tanzania's tourist sector is quickly rebounding from the pandemic's damage.

In 2021, 1.4 million people visited Tanzania, according to government data, despite the epidemic that severely impacted the tourism business. In 2020, the year the epidemic was first recorded in Tanzania and around the world, just 620,867 tourists visited the country.

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