France in Tanzania

For a couple of years, the French Embassy in Tanzania and its cultural antennas (Alliances Françaises in Dar and Arusha and Association franco-zanzibarite in Stonetown) have created strong relationships with the Dhow Country Music Academy of Zanzibar, to promote the Zanzibari culture and strengthen the cultural bridges between the French Islands in the Indian Ocean (La Réunion, Mayotte) (...)

The French Embassy in Tanzania celebrated the French National Day at the Résidence de France as every year on July 14. In view of the context of the global health crisis due to the Covid-19 epidemic, this celebration respected this year a sober and symbolic format. Masks and hydro-alcoholic solutions were made available to participants, invited to respect barrier gestures and (...)

Mr. Doto M. James, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance and Planning of the Government of Tanzania and Mrs. Stéphanie Mouen, French Development Agency (AFD) country Director, signed today three financing agreements for a total amount of 230M€ (approximately 600 Bn TZS), in the presence of the French Ambassador. These funds are concessional loans aiming at improving electricity (...)

The Government of Tanzania and the French Development Agency (AFD) signed today a financing agreement for a 70M€ concessional loan (approximately 180 bn TZS) aiming at improving water supply and sanitation services for the residents of Morogoro Municipality.
In Morogoro, about 70% of the population is connected to the drinking water network with an average of about 10 hours of (...)

Despite the current COVID-19 crisis, the French Development Agency (AFD) signed, last week, a grant financing agreement with the African Organic Network (AfrONet), dedicated to the Institutional Innovations for Organic Agriculture in Africa (IIABA) project, to the tune of 1.5 MEUR (3.75 Bn TZS).
The IIABA project, coordinated by Tanzania-based non-profit organization AfrONet, aims (...)