Tanzanian – Zambian relations

Tanzania	Zambia

Tanzania–Zambia relations arebilateral relations betweenTanzania andZambia. Tanzania and Zambia are one of the oldest allies in the region and together formed the front line nations for independence for neighboring African nations. Both nations are part of theSouthern African Development Community,African Union andNon-Aligned Movement.

The balance of trade between the two nations is very stable and in 2013 Tanzania exported $92.7 million worth of goods to Zambia. Zambia imports various products from Tanzania, mainly machinery, building material and processed foods. On the other hand, Zambia exported $71.4 million worth of goods in 2013, mainly agriculture products such as corn and copper products.^[1]

Zambia is a landlocked country and most of its goods are exported and imported through thePort of Dar es Salaam. Mainly Vehicles and Refined oil is transported fromDar es Salaam toZambia andCopper is transported from Zambia to the port.

The Tazama pipeline was built in 1968 and is a 1,710 km pipeline spanning fromTIPER refinery in Dar es Salaam and the Indeni refinery inNdola, Zambia. The pipeline is designed to carry 1.1 million tonnes per year and is owned by the Tazama Pipeline Limited. The company is jointly owned by theGovernment of Zambia (66.7%) andGovernment of Tanzania (33.3%).^[2]

The TAZARA is a single-track railway and is 1,860 km long and was built between 1970 and 1975. The Project was entirely funded by the Chinese and was the largest foreign aid project by China at the time. The railway was built to reduce economic dependence of Zambia onRhodesia andSouth Africa, which was ruled by white minority government. The Railway is primarily used to transport Zambian copper to the Port of Dar es salaam.^[3] The railway faced various operational difficulties since its incorporation and has always struggled to make a profit, however, in recent years both countries have stepped up efforts to ensure the sustainability of the company.

Tanzania maintains an embassy inLusaka and Zambia maintains an embassy inDar es Salaam.

• 24 February 2015 –Jakaya Kikwete makes a two-day state visit toLusaka, where he held closed door talks withEdgar Lungu.^[4]
• 27 November 2016 -Edgar Lungu made a two-day state visit toDar-es-salaam, where he held bilateral talks withJohn Magufuli.^[5]
• 3 August 2022 -Hakainde Hichilema made a one-day state visit toDar es Salaam, where he held bilateral talks withSamia Suluhu Hassan.^[6]
• 23 October 2023 -Samia Suluhu Hassan made a two-day state visit toLusaka, where she held bilateral talks withHakainde Hichilema.^[7]

• Foreign relations of Tanzania
• Foreign relations of Zambia

• Tanzania–Zambia relations
• Bilateral relations of Tanzania
• Bilateral relations of Zambia

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