Ireland 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.