Relationship dossier
Italy
Tanzania
Relationship assessment
Italy and Tanzania have advanced bilateral cooperation through development engagement and agreements in several sectors.
Italy toward Tanzania
+35The Italian government has engaged Tanzania through bilateral development cooperation and agreements covering areas including energy, agriculture and education.
Tanzania toward Italy
+30The Tanzanian government has pursued cooperation with Italy, including through President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s 2024 visit and bilateral agreements in several sectors.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship is characterized by bilateral development engagement and government agreements in multiple sectors, with a 2024 presidential visit providing a recent high-level framework for cooperation. The scale and practical results of these arrangements remain 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
Italy and Tanzania have pursued bilateral cooperation, including development cooperation and agreements in areas such as energy, agriculture and education. Tanzania’s president visited Italy in 2024, and the two governments used the visit to advance cooperation. The relationship appears constructive, though its breadth and implementation are not fully clear.
Key developments
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan visited Italy, and the governments advanced cooperation in areas including energy, agriculture and education.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- Details of ongoing Italian development cooperation with Tanzania are limited.