The High Commission of the United Republic of Tanzania, Abuja-Nigeria

  Tanzania High Commission Abuja-Nigeria, on 31 October 2022, showcased, “Tanzania The Royal Tour Film”, during the18th Akwaaba Africa Travel Market, in Lagos, Nigeria. The event hosted over 500 participants and key stakeholders in the Tourism sector across Africa and MENA Region. Countries like South Africa, UAE (Dubai), Namibia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Ghana, Senegal, Benin etc. were ably represented by their tour operators, travel agents and government entities. The movie exposed the diverse and unique tour attractions in Tanzania to viewers and is expected to be a catalyst to increase traffic of tourist from the world and in particular West Africa into Tanzania.

On Monday, 31st October, 2022, Amb. Dr Benson Alfred Bana received His Excellency, Dr. Philip Isdor  Mpango , Vice President of the United Republic of Tanzania at the Felix Houphouet Boigny International Airport in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, alongside the Minister of Planning and Development of Cote d'Ivoire, Hon. Kaba Nialé. His Excellency is attending the AfDB Africa Investment Forum.

Tanzania High Commission in Abuja, Nigeria is accredited to Federal Republic of Nigeria and 14 other West African countries, as well as two regional entities, AfDB & ECOWAS. Here are some opportunities in AfDB as at 28th October, 2022. Download document here:  https://lnkd.in/d72rwKph

On  27th October, 2022, Tanzania High Commissioner to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, H. E. Dr. Benson Alfred Bana, welcomed Tanzania U-23 AFCON football team and its leaders to Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. The team is in Ibadan for a second round return leg U-23 AFCON qualifier, scheduled for Saturday 29th October 2022.

On 26th October, 2022, H. E. Dr. Benson Alfred Bana met with representatives of the Directorate of Technical Aids Corps (DTAC). The meeting was aimed to appreciate DTAC’s activities in Zanzibar, explore the possibility of expanding its collaboration with Zanzibar and extending its support to Mainland Tanzania. DTAC currently has 14 corps members volunteering as science teachers in secondary schools in Zanzibar. Pre-COVID-19 it had 41 Volunteers in Zanzibar. DTAC is a parastatal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, mandated to execute the Technical Aids Corps Scheme which is an expression of the Foreign Policy of Federal Republic of Nigeria. According to Nigeria’s First Prime Minister (1960-1966), Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, “Africa is the centerpiece of Nigeria’s foreign policy.” DTAC focuses on Nigeria's Foreign Aid Technical Assistance Policy and executes its mandate in Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific states.

On 25th October, 2022, H. E. Dr. Benson A. Bana met with Amb. Rabiu Dagari, Director General of the Directorate of Technical Cooperation in Africa (DTCA) to chart out new frontiers for collaboration between the Directorate and the Tanzania Mission in Abuja for the furtherance of Tanzania-Nigeria bilateral ties. DTCA is an agency under the supervision of the Ministry of Foreign Affair of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, with the mandate to enhance Africa’s development by creating an enabling environment and opportunity for Africa's professionals to invest their immense intellect, expertise and skills in the economies of Africa; and bridge the widening economic and scientific gap between the continent and the rest of the world.

The countdown is on, to the Premiering of the movie starring Her Excellency Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of the United Republic of Tanzania as the number 1 Tour Guide, in “Tanzania: The Royal Tour”. It is scheduled for Monday, 31st October, 2022 at the 18th Akwaaba Africa Travel Event happening at Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos – Nigeria. The event will be a platform to launch the Tour Tanzania Campaign in West Africa with the movie premier creating an avenue for a virtual familiarization tour (Virtual Fam Tour) for high end tourism and hospitality professionals, showcasing some of the unique tourism attractions of the United Republic of Tanzania.

  On 23rd October 2022, the Tanzania High Commission held its quarterly Diaspora Meeting. The meeting was both virtual and physical. Among other things, the meeting deliberated and agreed on the Constitution to establish and govern affairs of Tanzanians in Diaspora within the West African Countries to which the High Commission of United Republic of Tanzania in Abuja is accredited.

Tanzania High Commission in Abuja, Nigeria is accredited to Federal Republic of Nigeria and 14 other West African countries, as well as two regional entities, AfDB & ECOWAS. Here are some opportunities in AfDB as at 21st October, 2022. Download document here: https://lnkd.in/dkPmN6KT

On Tuesday 18th October, 2022,  Amb. Dr. Benson Alfred Bana, High Commissioner of the United Republic of Tanzania to the Federal Republic of Nigeria was special guest at the 50th AGM of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) in Lagos. Alhaji Aliko Dangote, GCON, President and CEO Dangote Industries Ltd, delivered a lecture on ”Agenda Setting for Industrializing Nigeria in the Next Decade.” The High Commissioner seized the opportunity to invite captains of industries in Nigeria and West African countries to invest in Tanzania, illuminating opportunities and incentives provided by the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania and the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar.