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| Tanzania’s Foreign Minister Mahmoud Thabit Kombo meets Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty at the 81st UN General Assembly in New York to discuss stronger bilateral cooperation. |
Tanzania and Egypt have committed to deepening relations and cooperation in trade, investment, infrastructure, education, health and international affairs, Foreign Minister and East African Cooperation Minister Hon. Ambassador Dr. Mahmoud Thabit Kombo (MP) has said.
The commitment emerged from talks between Kombo and Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Affairs of Egyptians Abroad, Dr. Badr Abdelatty, held on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States.
Kombo stressed the importance of increasing trade and investment between the two countries. He said Egypt has 61 investment projects in Tanzania worth USD 1.5 billion, operating across various sectors and providing 5,364 jobs.
On strategic cooperation, Kombo said Tanzania values the contribution of Egyptian companies to development projects in the country, particularly the Julius Nyerere Hydropower Project, which has a capacity of 2,115 megawatts. The project was implemented by Egyptian companies and inaugurated on August 22, 2026.
In social sectors, Tanzania and Egypt agreed to strengthen cooperation in education, health, agriculture, water and technology.
Egypt pledged 10 scholarship slots through the Samia Scholarship, while more than 420 Tanzanians with severe heart problems have benefited from surgical services through Egyptian doctors’ camps in Tanzania. Abdelatty, for his part, emphasized Egypt’s commitment to continued cooperation with Tanzania in economic, social, diplomatic and international affairs for the interests of the peoples of both countries.