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Adani Ports also struck a share purchase agreement for a 95 per cent stake in state-owned Tanzania International Container Terminal Services for $95 million

Adani Group has expressed its interest to the East African government, according to David Kafulila, executive director of Tanzania's Public-Private Partnership Centre

The single-track TAZARA railway was built between 1970 and 1975 through an interest-free loan from China, offering a cargo transport route

The concession agreement for 30 years has been signed with the Tanzania Ports Authority

The government has permitted exports of 30,000 tonne of non-basmati white rice to Tanzania and 80,000 tonne of broken rice to Djibouti and Guinea Bissau. The export is permitted through National Cooperative Exports Limited (NCEL), the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has said in a notification. Though exports of non-basmati white rice have been banned since July 20, 2023 to boost domestic supply, exports are allowed on the basis of permission granted by the government to certain countries to meet their food security needs on request. Tanzania is an East African nation, while Djibouti is at the northeast coast of the African continent. Guinea-Bissau is a tropical country in West Africa. According to the notification, exports of 30,000 tonne of broken rice are allowed to Djibouti and 50,000 tonne to Guinea Bissau. India has earlier also allowed these exports to countries like Nepal, Cameroon, Cote D' Ivore, Guinea, Malaysia, Philippines, and Seychelles. NCEL is a multi-

This historic initiative is being undertaken as part of the Government of India's endeavour to take the top-quality education system of India to international arenas

Indian Navy and Tanzania Shipping Agencies Corporation also signed a technical agreement on Sharing White Shipping Information, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan said that India and Tanzania are growing in terms of trade and investment

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan, who is on a four-day visit to India, will be conferred an honorary doctorate by Jawaharlal Nehru University on Tuesday, according to the Education Ministry. President Hassan arrived here on Sunday on a four-day visit. "The first woman President of Tanzania will be honoured with an honorary doctorate (Honoris Causa) by Jawaharlal Nehru University for her pivotal role in fostering stronger India-Tanzania relations, promoting economic diplomacy, and achieving success in regional integration and multilateralism. "She proudly acknowledges herself as a "product of Indian education", attributing it to her ITEC training at NIRD, Hyderabad," the Education Ministry posted on social media site X. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held wide-ranging talks with Tanzanian President Hassan, with a focus on boosting overall bilateral ties. Before of the talks, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said the Tanzanian president's visit is

India and Tanzania on Monday discussed issues related to reforms of the United Nations, a Ministry of External Affairs official said on Monday

India has made significant contributions to Tanzania's skill development and capacity building

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held wide-ranging talks with visiting Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan with a focus on boosting overall bilateral ties. President Hassan arrived here on Sunday on a four-day visit. Ahead of the Modi-Hassan talks, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said the Tanzanian president's visit is an opportunity to take the long-standing ties between the two countries to "new levels". Earlier in the day, the visiting leader was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan. President Hassan will also participate in a business and investment forum in Delhi on October 10.

Earlier in the day, Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan arrived in Delhi on State visit to India. Union Minister of State for Education Annapurna Devi received her in New Delhi

India and Tanzania will sign 15 agreements covering different areas of cooperation, Tanzanian Foreign Minister January Yusuf Makamba said ahead of the bilateral talks between visiting President Samia Suluhu Hassan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday. The presidential visit from Tanzania to India is taking place after a span of more than eight years. "This is a very important visit for Tanzania. The big announcement we expect here is regarding the elevation of the bilateral relations into a strategic partnership. We expect that commitments on enhancement of trade and investment will be announced. We expect an announcement on about 15 agreements covering different areas of cooperation, both government to government but also with private entities," Makamba told PTI on Sunday. The Tanzanian foreign minister, who has already taken part in bilateral discussions with his Indian counterpart, S Jaishankar, is optimistic that India, as a significant partner in the Official Development

MEA in the press release stated a Presidential visit from Tanzania is taking place after more than 8 years

Apart from Jaishankar, January Makamba also posted about the meeting and said that the meeting was focused on the intensifying efforts for increasing trade and investments between two countries

Premier education institute says programme marks 'major milestone' in internationalization efforts

India and Tanzania have agreed on a roadmap to further boost their time-tested ties by identifying new areas of cooperation in sectors like trade, investment, agriculture, defence and education, the foreign ministers of the two countries said. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday met Tanzania's Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation Stergomena Tax at the 10th India-Tanzania Joint Commission Meeting here. Jaishankar said the two sides had a very productive round of the Joint Commission. "This gave us an opportunity to do a stocktaking of our relationship to discuss what are the new areas that we need to move forward. Also, to agree on how to deepen our cooperation in the areas that we have been working on for many years," he said. Among the domains that the two sides looked at was their economic cooperation, and how to increase trade and investment. The two sides also discussed how to promote stronger collaboration in ICT (Information and Communicatio

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday called on Tanzania's President Samia Hassan and discussed ways to strengthen bilateral ties in areas like defence and security, maritime cooperation and capacity building. He conveyed the personal greetings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to President Samia. "Honoured to call on President Samia Hassan of Tanzania. Conveyed the personal greetings of President @rashtrapatibhvn and PM @narendramodi," he tweeted. "Thank her for the warm sentiments expressed about our development activities. Our water partnership and ICT collaboration have already made a strong impact. The IIT campus will take our ties to new heights," he said. A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed for the setting up of the first overseas campus of IIT Madras in Zanzibar, which is a Tanzanian archipelago off the coast of East Africa, during Jaishankar's visit. Jaishankar said he discussed ties in defence and security, maritime cooperation and capacity building

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said that India and Tanzania have started trade settlements in local currencies and this new initiative will help in promoting commerce between the two countries. Addressing industry leaders at a function, the minister said India-Tanzania bilateral trade has seen very strong growth, and stood at USD 6.4 billion in 2022-23. "Now, bear in mind, this is not only a very substantial bilateral trade, but it's also actually a bilateral trade, which is getting increasingly balanced. Many new products are being added to the trade basket...India remains the biggest destination for Tanzanian exports," he said. There's also an issue which has been brought up from time to time, which is the possibility of trade settlements in our own currencies, Jaishankar said. "And I want to share with you that the India central bank has cleared such a possibility. So the three Indian banks, which are here, have that ability to do trade settlements in each ..