President Sisi arrives at the Presidential Palace in Dar es Salaam and is received by the President of Tanzania during an official visit.
Official reception ceremony for President Sisi at the Presidential Palace
Written by: Mohammed Omran
Sisi arrives at the presidential palace in Dar es Salaam and is received by the President of Tanzania during an official visit.
He was received by the President of Tanzania, Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, and the meeting witnessed an official reception ceremony, and the two presidents reviewed the guard of honor, and the national anthems of the two countries were played.
President Sisi’s visit to Tanzania comes within the framework of strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries, supporting cooperation in various political, economic and developmental fields, in addition to discussing regional issues of common interest.
Talks began between President Sisi and the President of Tanzania in Dar es Salaam.
President Sisi and the President of Tanzania begin talks in Dar es Salaam
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Tanzanian President Samia Saleh reviewed the guard of honor at the Presidential Palace in Dar es Salaam, the capital of Tanzania.
Information about the country of Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is located in East Africa. Dodoma is its official capital, while Dar es Salaam is the largest Tanzanian city and its most important economic and commercial center.
Tanzania has a population of approximately 70.5 million according to World Bank estimates, while the country's most recent official census puts the figure at around 61 million. Tanzania covers an area of approximately 947,000 square kilometers, and Swahili is the official language. The World Bank projected Tanzania's GDP to reach approximately $90 billion in 2025.
Tanzania holds special importance for Egypt as one of the Nile Basin countries, which makes relations between the two countries of strategic importance, in addition to the long-standing historical ties between the two peoples.
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s visit to Tanzania is his second visit to the country, following his first visit during the era of the late President John Magufuli in 2017. It is also the first visit during the era of the current Tanzanian President, Dr. Samia Hassan, who assumed the presidency of the country in 2021.
Historical relations between Cairo and Dar es Salaam
Egypt and Tanzania have historical ties dating back to the era of leaders Gamal Abdel Nasser and Julius Nyerere, the leader of the liberation movement in Tanganyika and founder of the Tanzanian state, as the two leaders played a prominent role in supporting national liberation movements in the African continent.
Diplomatic relations were established between Egypt and Tanganyika on May 29, 1962, before the opening of the Egyptian embassy in Dar es Salaam and the Tanzanian embassy in Cairo in 1964, following the completion of the union between Tanganyika and Zanzibar and the declaration of the establishment of the United Republic of Tanzania.
Egyptian-Tanzanian relations have witnessed significant development over the past years, especially in the economic, investment and trade fields, as President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s visit to Tanzania in August 2017 constituted an important turning point in the course of bilateral relations, which was reflected through the convening of the third session of the joint committee between the two countries in January 2018.
Presidential visits and strengthening bilateral cooperation
Tanzanian President Dr. Samia Hassan visited Egypt in November 2021, during which several memoranda of understanding were signed and the Egyptian-Tanzanian Business Forum was held. She also visited Egypt in November 2022 to participate in the COP27 climate summit in Sharm El Sheikh.
The last meeting between President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and the Tanzanian President was on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Brazil in November 2024.
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi also made a phone call to the Tanzanian President on December 22, 2025, to congratulate her on her victory in the presidential elections held in October 2025.
Economic cooperation and Egyptian investments in Tanzania
Economic, investment and trade relations between Egypt and Tanzania are witnessing continuous growth, as Egyptian exports to Tanzania during 2025 amounted to about $51.8 million, and the most important exports included electrical equipment, salt, sulfur, stones and cement.
Egyptian imports from Tanzania during the same year amounted to about $8.6 million, the most prominent of which were tobacco and its substitutes, tea, coffee, seeds and grains.
Egyptian investments in Tanzania amount to approximately $1.4 billion, reflecting the growing Egyptian economic presence within the Tanzanian market.
The Julius Nyerere Hydroelectric Dam project on the Rufiji River basin represents one of the most prominent cooperation projects between the two countries, as the consortium of Arab Contractors and Elsewedy Electric won the contract to implement the project in December 2018, forming an important starting point for strengthening the Egyptian presence in the Tanzanian market and supporting economic relations between the two countries.
Extensive cultural, educational and religious cooperation
Cultural, educational, religious and artistic cooperation is one of the important aspects of Egyptian-Tanzanian relations, and the Egyptian Islamic Center in Dar es Salaam, which was established in 1968, is one of the most prominent Egyptian cultural institutions in Tanzania.
The center has approximately 860 students and offers various activities including religious seminars, cultural competitions, and Arabic language instruction. It also has two branches in the cities of Arusha and Aringa. Al-Azhar University provides 30 scholarships annually to Arab and other nationalities.
