Relationship dossier
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Tanzania
Relationship assessment
Bilateral agreements and security cooperation underpin ties between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania.
Democratic Republic of the Congo toward Tanzania
+35The Congolese government has engaged Tanzania through a joint permanent commission and agreements covering areas including trade, security and transport. The extent to which these agreements have been implemented is unclear.
Tanzania toward Democratic Republic of the Congo
+35The Tanzanian government has engaged the Democratic Republic of the Congo through the joint permanent commission and related bilateral agreements. Tanzania has also contributed troops to regional and UN operations in the eastern DRC.
Overall relationship
+35Bilateral ties include formal cooperation through a joint permanent commission and agreements addressing practical fields such as trade, security and transport. Tanzania's troop contributions to operations in the DRC add a security dimension. The scope and durability of this cooperation are not clear enough to characterize the relationship as a close partnership.
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
The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania have pursued practical cooperation through a joint permanent commission, including agreements on areas such as trade, security and transport. Tanzania has also contributed troops to regional and UN operations in the eastern DRC. These arrangements indicate meaningful cooperation, although their implementation and the breadth of ongoing bilateral activity are unclear.
Key developments
The two governments held a joint permanent commission and signed agreements covering areas including trade, security and transport.
Tanzanian troops participated in the UN Force Intervention Brigade deployed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of agreements reached through the joint permanent commission are unclear.
- The extent and continuity of bilateral security cooperation beyond regional deployments are unclear.