Relationship dossier
Cuba
Tanzania
Relationship assessment
A friendly relationship shaped by Cuban health and educational cooperation and Tanzania’s diplomatic support for Cuba.
Cuba toward Tanzania
+35Cuba has provided health-sector assistance and educational opportunities, including scholarships, to Tanzanian students. The precise scope and continuity of these programs are unclear.
Tanzania toward Cuba
+35Tanzania has supported Cuba diplomatically, including by voting at the United Nations for resolutions calling for an end to the U.S. embargo on Cuba.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship has been shaped by post-independence solidarity, Cuban assistance in health and education, and Tanzanian diplomatic support for Cuba on the embargo issue. These strands indicate sustained but relatively limited cooperation; the scale and implementation of bilateral programs are unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Cuba and Tanzania have maintained a friendly relationship rooted in post-independence solidarity. Cuban medical and educational cooperation with Tanzania, including scholarships and health-sector assistance, has complemented Tanzania’s longstanding diplomatic support for Cuba, including votes at the United Nations against the U.S. embargo. The relationship appears cooperative, though the scope and continuity of specific programs are unclear.
Key developments
Cuba and Tanzania established diplomatic relations.
Tanzania supported United Nations resolutions calling for an end to the U.S. embargo on Cuba.
Cuba provided health-sector assistance and educational opportunities to Tanzania.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and continuity of Cuban medical and educational programs in Tanzania are unclear.
- The extent of Tanzania’s practical cooperation with Cuba beyond diplomatic support is unclear.