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Relationship dossier

Norway Tanzania

Relationship assessment

Long-running development cooperation, with additional engagement around Tanzania’s energy sector.

Norway toward Tanzania

+35

Norway has provided sustained development assistance to Tanzania and supported cooperation in areas including development and energy.

Tanzania toward Norway

+20

Tanzania has engaged with Norway through bilateral development cooperation and government involvement in energy-sector initiatives involving Norwegian participation.

Overall relationship

+30

The relationship is characterized by long-running development cooperation and engagement around energy-sector development. These enduring cooperative features outweigh any prominent bilateral disagreements, though the scope and implementation of specific arrangements are not fully clear.

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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Norway has maintained substantial development cooperation with Tanzania, including support across development sectors. The governments have also cooperated around Tanzania’s energy sector, where Norwegian companies have participated in natural-gas development. This creates a durable cooperative relationship, although the scope and implementation of government-to-government arrangements are not fully clear.

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