News and events 05. Mar 2019 NORAD delegation visits successful Rural Electrification Densification Program sites On 27 February, Ambassador Jacobsen visited the Pwani region to see the results of the Productive Use of Energy program (PUE), a component of Rural Electrification Densification Program (REDP) . 22. Feb 2019 Visit from Innovation Norway The Embassy welcomed Innovation Norway’s new Regional Director for East Africa, Marit Brandal, on February 5. 15. Feb 2019 Norway's Prime Minister, H. E. Erna Solberg, at the AU Summit in Addis Ababa 9-10 February 2019 Norway is a close partner to the AU, recently illustrated by the establishment of a new Permanent Mission of Norway to the AU. 14. Feb 2019 The 16th edition of Sauti za Busara supported by the Norwegian Embassy “Sauti za Busara”, one of the leading festivals in Africa, took place this weekend, February 7-10. Every year Stone Town, Zanzibar, hosts four days and nights of African music. 29. Jan 2019 Norway tops up its donation to UN Tanzania by USD 7 million (TZS 16 billion) On Friday 25 January 2019 the Royal Norwegian Embassy announced an agreement with the United Nations in Tanzania where Norway will contribute USD 7 million to the UN in Tanzania. 25. Jan 2019 MTI Investment Company visits Tanzania Tuesday 22 January 2019 the Norwegian ambassador to Tanzania, Elisabeth Jacobsen and Embassy staff met with MTI Investments and some of their investors from Norway and Sweden. 25. Jan 2019 New Minister of International Development Dag Inge Ulstein, from the Christian Democratic Party, has become Norway's new Minister of International Development. 25. Jan 2019 Expanded Norwegian Government Prime Minister Erna Solberg expanded her Coalition Government Tuesday, to include the Christian Democratic Party along with coalition partners The Progressive Party and The Liberal Party. 12. Dec 2018 | Dar es Salaam Minister Astrup meets female engineering trainees On November 28, Norway’s Minister of International Development, Mr. Nikolai Astrup, visited Tanzania Railway Corporation in Dar es Salaam, where he met three female engineering trainees. 12. Dec 2018 Norwegian Minister of International Development meets Bonga football girls The Norwegian Minister of International Development, Mr. Nikolai Astrup, visited Tanzania 28-30 November. 11. Dec 2018 Al-Ta-No Reception, Alumni Tanzania-Norway 2018 Wednesday 28 November 2018, H.E. Ambassador for Norway in Tanzania Mrs. Elisabeth Jacobsen, hosted the second annual Alumni Tanzania Norway, Al-Ta-No Reception. The Norwegian Minister of International Development, Hon. 04. Dec 2018 Norwegian Minister of International Development visited Tanzania on 28-30 November 2018 The Norwegian Minister of International Development, Nikolai Astrup, visited Tanzania on 28-30 November. He met with His Excellency President Dr. 1 2 3 4 5 #