Relationship dossier
Ireland
Tanzania
Relationship assessment
A longstanding development partnership, with Irish aid supporting cooperation in Tanzania.
Ireland toward Tanzania
+45The Irish government has provided development assistance to Tanzania through Irish Aid, including support in areas such as health, education and governance.
Tanzania toward Ireland
+20The Tanzanian government has engaged with Ireland as a partner in Irish Aid’s development cooperation in Tanzania; details of other bilateral cooperation are limited.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship has been shaped chiefly by sustained Irish development assistance and Tanzanian engagement with that cooperation. This provides a concrete basis for partnership, although the extent of collaboration beyond development assistance is 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
Ireland and Tanzania have a longstanding bilateral development relationship, with Irish government assistance delivered through Irish Aid and cooperation in sectors including health, education and governance. Tanzania’s engagement as a partner in this assistance supports a cooperative relationship, though the breadth of other bilateral cooperation is less clear.
Key developments
Irish Aid established a long-running development cooperation programme in Tanzania.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and current scope of Irish government assistance to Tanzania are unclear.
- Details of Tanzanian government cooperation with Irish development programmes and other bilateral arrangements are limited.