DAR ES SALAAM: THE United Kingdom (UK) Minister for Africa, Lord Collins of Highbury, is in Tanzania for a two-day official go to for the target of forging cooperation in commerce, funding, clear vitality and well being.
His go to that concludes at the moment, marks the primary go to by a UK Minister to Tanzania because the new UK authorities took workplace in July final 12 months.
As a part of his go to, Lord Collins yesterday toured the Dar es Salaam Port to spotlight the UK and Tanzania’s shared dedication to financial progress and the significance of infrastructure in facilitating commerce.
The UK has invested over 55 million Pounds (about 181bn/-) in Tanzania’s infrastructure over the previous decade, together with 10 million kilos (about 30bn/-) within the Dar es Salaam Maritime Gateway Programme to reinforce port effectivity.
The minister can be partaking with senior authorities officers and enterprise leaders to discover methods to reinforce bilateral commerce and funding.
Discussions will assess progress below the Mutual Prosperity Partnership, which was agreed upon in April 2024.
Since then, the UK has introduced 45 million US {dollars} roughly 115.2bn/- in new investments by means of British International Investment, specializing in renewable vitality and telecommunications.
Additionally, UK assist has helped Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) safe greater than 5.5 million Pounds in financing.
Health cooperation is one other key focus of the go to. Lord Collins is ready to go to the National Public Health Laboratory, the place he’ll meet scientists concerned in pathogen detection, together with efforts to fight the latest Marburg outbreak.
The UK helps this facility by means of the Fleming Fund, a 265 million Pounds help programme, helping as much as 25 international locations in Africa and Asia in addressing antimicrobial resistance.
The UK has additionally allotted over 1 million Pounds to Tanzania for well being safety initiatives, together with illness surveillance and Marburg outbreak response. Speaking about his go to, Lord Collins described Tanzania as an in depth good friend of the UK, saying the 2 nations has a long-standing and rising partnership.
“I look forward to strengthening our collaboration on trade, investment and sustainable development. From modernising infrastructure to supporting health and climate action, the UK remains committed to working with Tanzania to unlock opportunities for mutual prosperity,” he stated.
During his time in Tanzania, the minister is launching the UK-funded ‘Manufacturing Africa’ research to establish funding alternatives in Tanzania’s important and strategic minerals sector, which is crucial for the worldwide vitality transition. He can be visiting an organization advancing electrical mobility in Tanzania.
His go to follows that of UK Special Representative for Climate, Rachel Kyte, who was in Dar es Salaam final month for the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit.
During her go to, she introduced 8.5 million Pounds in UK funding for the African Development Bank’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), aimed toward attracting non-public funding in renewable vitality and rising entry to scrub energy throughout Africa.