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Tanzania

Tanzania and India have enjoyed traditionally close, friendly and cooperative relations. From the 1960s to the 1980s, the political relationship involved shared commitments to anti-colonialism, non-alignment as well as South-South Cooperation and close cooperation in international fora. In recent years, India-Tanzania ties have evolved into a modern and pragmatic relationship with sound political understanding, diversified economic engagement, people to people contacts in the field of education & healthcare, and development partnership in capacity building training, concessional credit lines and grant projects.

High Commissioner of India met with Prof. William A L Anangisye, Vice Chancellor of University of Dar es Salaam. They had constructive discussions on cooperation in the area of education and capacity building.

Barefoot College solar electricity project for skill development of women- Zanjibar-3

30 officers from police force are going to attend a special course on prevention of cyber crime & online abuse from 2-13 Jan 2023. is one of the largest recipients of Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation capacity building program with 450 slots p.a. A symbol of our multifaceted relations

Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Day was celebrated

Capacity Building & Other Exchanges

Tanzania is a major beneficiary of training courses allocated under India’s ITEC & ICCR scholarships. India has offered 450 ITEC seats and 70 ICCR scholarships from 2022-23 onwards under its Africa Scholarship Scheme. ITEC scholarships were first extended to Tanzania in 1972, since then about 4600 Tanzanians have benefited from the programme.
India and Tanzania signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Defence Co-operation in Oct 2003. The MoU provides an over-arching framework for progressing various defence co-operation initiatives between the two countries. In recent years, India and Tanzania have been cooperating in the field of defence training in Indian institutions. Over 550 Tanzanian defence personnel have been trained in India. An ICCR chair of Law is established at University of Dar-e-Salaam, Tanzania. MoU valid till November, 2026.

Development Cooperation (Grants/ LoCs/ Assistance)

India has executed a number of projects under government grants in Tanzania since early years. Among recent ones, three IT/Communication projects have been completed: A Centre of Excellence in ICT at the Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology in 2011; ICT Centre at Nelson Mandela African Institute for Science & Technology in 2016 and the Pan African e- Network Project at University of Dar es Salaam in 2010.
1st tranche of essential medicines and vaccines worth USD 1 million announced in July 2016 was handed to Ministry of Health of Tanzania in September 2018. The second tranche of essential medicines (nearly USD 1 million) was handed on 10 September 2020.
Under “India for Humanity” programme, an artificial limbs (Jaipur Foot) Fitment Camp was organized by Shree Bhagwan Mahavir Viklang Sahayata Samiti, Jaipur under a GOI grant at the Muhimbili Orthopedic Institute, Dar es Salaam in June - July 2019 during which 551 limbs to 520 Tanzanian beneficiaries were provided free of cost.
In August 2017, over 1,30,000 NCERT Science & Mathematics text books for Secondary Public Schools in Tanzania from India were handed over to the Minister of Education, Science, Technology & Vocational Training.
India extended support of USD250,000 for Kagera earthquake relief in September 2016.
India set up a radiation therapy machine ‘Bhabhatron-II’ for cancer patients at Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza under Government of India grant support in July 2016. Currently over 100 cancer patients are receiving radiation therapy daily.
India has committed over USD1.1 billion in LOC to Tanzania for various water projects.
LOC of USD 36.56 million for supply of trucks and other vehicles to the Tanzanian People’s Defence Force (TPDF) in 2013-14.
LOC of USD 40 million for supply of tractors and agricultural equipment in 2013.
LOC of USD 178.125 million has been extended for the development of water supply projects in Dar es Salaam and coastal Chalinze region; the water supply project packages from Upper Ruvu River to Dar es Salaam was completed and inaugurated in June 2017. Works are ongoing for the Chalinze package of water distribution.
LOC of USD 268.35 million was granted for extension of water pipeline from Lake Victoria to towns of Tabora, Igunga and Nzega in western Tanzania. The project was completed in January 2021. A balance of funds that remained from this project was utilized for water supply project in Tinde and Sheuli villages.
LOC of USD 92.18 million for rehabilitation and improvement of water supply system in Zanzibar. This project is under implementation and expected to be complete soon.
Line of Credit Agreement of USD 500 million for water infrastructure projects in several towns in Tanzania was signed in May 2018. Four Indian companies L&T, Afcons-Vijeta JV, Megha Engineering and Jindal Water Infrastructure have been selected to implement the water project. Contract signing ceremony between the Indian contractors and Ministry of Water of Tanzania was held in June 2022 in Dodoma. The project is expected to start soon.
Hydrography is another advancing area of cooperation between the two countries. Indian naval survey ships have conducted hydrographic surveys of Tanzanian ports and prepared navigational charts. 100 copies of 6 navigational charts and 7 ENCs prepared by India were handed over to Tanzanian officials in July 2016. 2^nd joint committee on Hydrography was successfully held through Video conference on 4-5 August 2021.