Protests in January and May 2013, however, by residents in the port city of Mtwara, signal a lack of confidence that the future envisioned by the AfDB will also materialise for remote rural areas of Tanzania such as Mtwara Region. 
Hata hivyo, maandamano ya Januari na Mei 2013 katika mji wa kibandari wa Mtwara yalitoa ishara ya kukosekana kwa imani kuwa matarajio ya Benki ya Maendeleo ya Afrika kutokuwezekana katika maeneo ya vijijini kama yale ya mkoa wa Mtwara.