O-Score proof
Tanzania signs $1.2 billion commercial financing for 411-km Tabora–Kigoma SGR (Lot 6), backed by AfDB's "largest such" $800 million partial credit guarantee (Businessfront; Dondoo citing Mwananchi)
10O-Score10 · Fully overlooked0 of 13 major U.S. outlets by our publish date · See proof →Method note: Score reflects coverage as of publish date; changed Nov 2, 2026. Only articles dated on or before our publish date (Nov 5, 2026, ET) count. Later articles are listed as pickups and never lower the score.
Status history (2 events, ET)
- Published
- O-Score check: 10 (Fully overlooked) · 0 of 13 outlets counted
The math
- Outlets checked: 13 major U.S. national outlets.
- Confirmed reports of this story dated on or before our publish date: 0.
- 0 found → O-Score 10 (Fully overlooked). Higher means more overlooked.
| Score | Meaning | Major U.S. outlets that covered it |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fully overlooked ← this story | 0 of 13 outlets |
| 8 | Barely covered | 1 outlet |
| 6, 5 | Lightly covered | 2 outlets (6) · 3 outlets (5) |
| 4, 3 | Covered | 4 outlets (4) · 5 outlets (3) |
| 2, 1, 0 | Widely covered | 6–7 outlets (2) · 8–10 outlets (1) · 11–13 outlets (0) |
Provisional: ostore_hint: none seen for this deal; Businessfront + Dondoo/Mwananchi.
Checked Nov 5, 2026, 1:14 PM ET · search window: 30 days back from the check.
Every outlet
| Outlet | Result | Searches run |
|---|---|---|
| AP apnews.com | Not found | editor scan / ostore_hint: "Tabora Kigoma SGR 1.2 billion AfDB" editor scan / ostore_hint: "AfDB 800 million guarantee Tanzania railway" editor scan / ostore_hint: "Lot 6 Tabora Kigoma financing" |
| Reuters reuters.com | Not found | editor scan / ostore_hint: "Tabora Kigoma SGR 1.2 billion AfDB" editor scan / ostore_hint: "AfDB 800 million guarantee Tanzania railway" editor scan / ostore_hint: "Lot 6 Tabora Kigoma financing" |
| The New York Times nytimes.com | Not found | editor scan / ostore_hint: "Tabora Kigoma SGR 1.2 billion AfDB" editor scan / ostore_hint: "AfDB 800 million guarantee Tanzania railway" editor scan / ostore_hint: "Lot 6 Tabora Kigoma financing" |
| The Washington Post washingtonpost.com | Not found | editor scan / ostore_hint: "Tabora Kigoma SGR 1.2 billion AfDB" editor scan / ostore_hint: "AfDB 800 million guarantee Tanzania railway" editor scan / ostore_hint: "Lot 6 Tabora Kigoma financing" |
| The Wall Street Journal wsj.com | Not found | editor scan / ostore_hint: "Tabora Kigoma SGR 1.2 billion AfDB" editor scan / ostore_hint: "AfDB 800 million guarantee Tanzania railway" editor scan / ostore_hint: "Lot 6 Tabora Kigoma financing" |
| CNN cnn.com | Not found | editor scan / ostore_hint: "Tabora Kigoma SGR 1.2 billion AfDB" editor scan / ostore_hint: "AfDB 800 million guarantee Tanzania railway" editor scan / ostore_hint: "Lot 6 Tabora Kigoma financing" |
| Fox News foxnews.com | Not found | editor scan / ostore_hint: "Tabora Kigoma SGR 1.2 billion AfDB" editor scan / ostore_hint: "AfDB 800 million guarantee Tanzania railway" editor scan / ostore_hint: "Lot 6 Tabora Kigoma financing" |
| NBC News nbcnews.com | Not found | editor scan / ostore_hint: "Tabora Kigoma SGR 1.2 billion AfDB" editor scan / ostore_hint: "AfDB 800 million guarantee Tanzania railway" editor scan / ostore_hint: "Lot 6 Tabora Kigoma financing" |
| CBS News cbsnews.com | Not found | editor scan / ostore_hint: "Tabora Kigoma SGR 1.2 billion AfDB" editor scan / ostore_hint: "AfDB 800 million guarantee Tanzania railway" editor scan / ostore_hint: "Lot 6 Tabora Kigoma financing" |
| ABC News abcnews.go.com | Not found | editor scan / ostore_hint: "Tabora Kigoma SGR 1.2 billion AfDB" editor scan / ostore_hint: "AfDB 800 million guarantee Tanzania railway" editor scan / ostore_hint: "Lot 6 Tabora Kigoma financing" |
| NPR npr.org | Not found | editor scan / ostore_hint: "Tabora Kigoma SGR 1.2 billion AfDB" editor scan / ostore_hint: "AfDB 800 million guarantee Tanzania railway" editor scan / ostore_hint: "Lot 6 Tabora Kigoma financing" |
| USA Today usatoday.com | Not found | editor scan / ostore_hint: "Tabora Kigoma SGR 1.2 billion AfDB" editor scan / ostore_hint: "AfDB 800 million guarantee Tanzania railway" editor scan / ostore_hint: "Lot 6 Tabora Kigoma financing" |
| Bloomberg bloomberg.com | Not found | editor scan / ostore_hint: "Tabora Kigoma SGR 1.2 billion AfDB" editor scan / ostore_hint: "AfDB 800 million guarantee Tanzania railway" editor scan / ostore_hint: "Lot 6 Tabora Kigoma financing" |
Pickups
We published: Nov 5, 2026 (ET).
No major-outlet pickup after our publish date yet.
Check history
| Checked (ET) | Check | O-Score | Confirmed outlets | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2026, 1:14 PM ET | initial | 10 Fully overlooked | 0 | No change |
Search terms
“Tabora Kigoma SGR 1.2 billion AfDB”, “AfDB 800 million guarantee Tanzania railway”, “Lot 6 Tabora Kigoma financing”
Method
- handoff ostore_hint / editor scan of 13 majors
A match counts only if the outlet’s own article is about this story, not a passing mention. “Not found” means not found by these methods; search engines index only part of each site. Stories are rechecked daily for pickups; the score itself is locked to coverage as of our publish date.