News and events

17. Jun 2019

Forhåndsstemmegivning Kommunestyre- og Fylkestingsvalg 2019

Mandag 9. september 2019 skal det avholdes kommunestyre- og fylkestingsvalg i Norge. Forhåndsstemming i utlandet kan foregå fra og med mandag 1. juli og til og med fredag 30. august.

27. May 2019

Tanzania bans use of Plastic Bags from 1 June 2019

As of 1 June 2019, plastic bags have been banned for environmental reasons in Tanzania.

10. May 2019

UN Secretary-General extends Prime Minister Erna Solberg’s role as SDG Advocate

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has announced the new composition of his Sustainable Development Goals Advocacy Group.

23. Apr 2019

Norway signs new core support agreement with Legal Human Rights Centre

On Tuesday April 16 2019, Ambassador Elisabeth Jacobsen signed a three-year core support agreement with the Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC) worth USD 2.

08. Apr 2019

Nordic Week 2019 “Building Partnerships for Sustainable Growth”

3-6 April 2019, the four Nordic Embassies in Tanzania hosted «Nordic Week» for the fourth year in a row to highlight the strong ties and over 50 years of cooperation between Tanzania and the Nordic countries.

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.