Dar es Salaam. Tanzania is taking its investment and business opportunities to European investors through a series of roadshows aimed at building partnerships, attracting capital and strengthening trade links ahead of a major investment forum in Dar es Salaam next year.
The first phase of the EU-Tanzania Investment and Business Forum 2026-2027 was held from September 28 to October 6 in Finland, Italy and the Netherlands, with the Netherlands event co-hosted by Belgium.
The roadshows bring together Tanzanian government officials, business leaders and European investors to explore opportunities in agriculture and agribusiness, digital innovation and fintech, and critical minerals.
Renewable energy, transport and logistics are also being promoted as key enablers of investment and economic growth.
The initiative is expected to lay the groundwork for the second phase of the forum, which will be held in Dar es Salaam in early 2027 and will focus on business-to-business, business-to-finance and business-to-government engagements.
The Tanzanian delegation was led by Deputy Minister of State in the President’s Office for Planning and Investment, Dr Pius Chaya, during the Finland and Italy roadshows.
Minister of State in the President’s Office for Planning and Investment, Prof Kitila Mkumbo, led the delegation during the Netherlands roadshow, which is being co-hosted by Belgium.
They were accompanied by representatives from the Tanzania Investment and Special Economic Zones Authority (TISEZA) and Zanzibar Investment Promotion Authority (ZIPA), senior officials from key government institutions and representatives of the private sector.
Prof Mkumbo said Tanzania was committed to creating an investment environment capable of attracting European capital while supporting the expansion of businesses in key sectors.
‘Through these roadshows and the upcoming EU-Tanzania Investment and Business Forum, we look forward to engaging with European investors and businesses to build partnerships that bring capital, technology and expertise into Tanzania,’ he said. He said the partnerships would strengthen productive sectors and value chains, create sustainable jobs, particularly for young people, and support inclusive and sustainable economic growth.
Chargée d’affaires at the Delegation of the European Union to Tanzania and the East African Community, Ms Isabelle Mignucci, said the EU wanted to deepen economic ties with Tanzania by connecting European investors with Tanzanian businesses.
‘Through these roadshows, we are bringing European investors together with Tanzanian counterparts to explore commercially viable opportunities and lay the groundwork for long-term partnerships,’ she said.
Ms Mignucci said the initiative was part of the EU’s Global Gateway strategy, which seeks to mobilise quality and sustainable investment while supporting innovation and economic development.
The forum is being implemented under a Team Europe approach, bringing together the EU, its member states and partners to combine financing, technical expertise and investment support.
The EU is Tanzania’s second-largest trading partner and is mobilising more than pound 585 million in bilateral cooperation between 2021 and 2027, alongside about pound 400 million through regional programmes.
Through the Global Gateway strategy, the EU and its partners also aim to leverage larger public and private investments in areas including infrastructure, energy and sustainable economic development.