Relationship dossier
Namibia
Tanzania
Relationship assessment
A cooperative relationship rooted in Tanzania’s support for Namibia’s independence and later bilateral agreements
Namibia toward Tanzania
+35Namibia has pursued bilateral cooperation with Tanzania through high-level engagement. During a 2019 presidential visit, the countries agreed to expand cooperation in areas including agriculture, tourism and fisheries.
Tanzania toward Namibia
+40Tanzania supported Namibia’s independence struggle, including the liberation movement that became Namibia’s governing party. Tanzania has also engaged Namibia through bilateral agreements reached during high-level talks in 2019.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship combines Tanzania’s historical support for Namibia’s independence with post-independence bilateral engagement and agreements in several practical sectors. The available details indicate cooperation, while the extent and durability of implementation are uncertain.
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
Namibia and Tanzania have a cooperative relationship shaped by Tanzania’s support for Namibia’s independence struggle and subsequent bilateral engagement. A high-level visit by Namibia’s president to Tanzania in 2019 included agreements to expand cooperation in areas such as agriculture, tourism and fisheries. The breadth and implementation of these arrangements are unclear.
Key developments
Tanzania supported Namibia’s independence struggle and the liberation movement that became Namibia’s governing party.
During a visit by Namibia’s president to Tanzania, the countries agreed to expand cooperation in areas including agriculture, tourism and fisheries.
Major uncertainties
- The extent to which cooperation agreements reached during the 2019 visit have been implemented is unclear.
- The scope and regularity of bilateral cooperation beyond the areas publicly highlighted are unclear.