Dr Mwinyi directs Tanzanian envoys to promote their country’s investment attractions globally

ZANZIBAR: Zanzibar President, Dr Hussein Ali Mwinyi, has directed Tanzanian ambassadors to prioritise economic diplomacy by aggressively promoting investment opportunities abroad.

Speaking at State House in Zanzibar today, April 8, 2026,  during a farewell meeting with envoys heading to their duty stations, Dr Mwinyi stressed the need for diplomats to focus on attracting investors and boosting Tanzania’s global economic presence.

He urged the ambassadors to execute their duties while safeguarding the interests of both sides of the Union and ensuring the effective implementation of the country’s economic diplomacy agenda.

Additionally, he highlighted Zanzibar’s readiness to receive investors, particularly in infrastructure projects such as ports, airports, roads, fisheries, and tourism, as well as opportunities in seaweed farming and the clove sector, calling for investors in value addition and trade of the key crops.

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On behalf of the envoys, Tanzania’s Ambassador to Sweden, Swahiba Habib Mndeme, assured the President that they would implement the directives and actively promote Tanzania’s economic interests abroad.

The envoys who bid farewell include Zena Ahmed Said (Saudi Arabia), Cyprian Luhemeja (Zambia), Maulidah Bwanaheri Hassan (Oman), Salim Othman Hamad (Comoros), Noel Kaganda (Korea), and Mussa Haji Ali, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York.