Ireland in Tanzania
Ireland and Tanzania share a long and enduring partnership grounded in a shared history of people-to-people links, political exchanges and development partnerships. Ireland began an official development assistance programme with Tanzania in 1979.
Ireland In Tanzania 2022-2026
This strategy sets out how the Irish Embassy will deliver on its commitments
Food Systems Forum
Ireland supports the transformation of food systems in Tanzania
Artistic residency with Mick O’Dea
The residency helped mark 16 days of Activism against Gender Based Violence.
Development programme
Learn more about Ireland's development work in Tanzania
Development co-operation laid the foundation for a partnership that has deepened and expanded in the years since. Ireland remains committed to its relationship with Tanzania, as set out by the Embassy’s Strategy for 2022-2026 which covers all aspects of the Embassy’s work across political, development co-operation, trade, institutional partnerships, culture, consular, visas, scholarships and people-to-people links.
An enduring friendship
On his first visit to Ireland 40 years ago, Former President of Tanzania Mwalimu Julius Nyerere said he was not surprised that he felt so at home. He recalled the many Irish people that had worked with Tanzanians and spoke of their strong human relationships across the barriers of race and culture.
This sentiment was shared again at a State dinner in Dar es Salaam in June 2006, when President of Ireland Mary McAleese noted that ‘Ireland and Tanzania are old friends and good friends…we have both moved on from the dire legacy of our colonial past, metamorphosing into mature States with a good news story to tell at home and a strong voice on the regional and international stage’.
Visits continue in both directions, most recently in March 2023 by Minister of State Pippa Hackett, Minister for Land Use and Biodiversity at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
Embassy of Ireland, Tanzania
The Embassy works to promote and protect Irish interests in Tanzania, strengthen political and economic relationships, support the Irish community and promote cultural ties and the Irish arts.