Federal President Joachim Gauck and Ms Daniela Schadt traveled to Tanzania from 2 to 6 February.

In Dar es Salaam the Federal President hold political talks with President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, members of parliament and civil society representatives. Apart from Dar es Salaam, he also visited Zanzibar and Arusha.

On Zanzibar the Federal President was welcomed by President Ali Mohamed Shein and participants of an interreligious dialogue forum. In Arusha, President Gauck visited the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights. At the headquarters of the East African Community (EAC) he held a speech. Within the framework of his state visit, the Federal President handed over the Operations Command Center for anti poaching measures established by the Frankfurt Zoological Society in Seronera. The President was accompanied by a high ranking business delegation.


Programme for the state visit to Tanzania:

Monday, 2 February 2015

• Flight to Dar es Salaam

Tuesday, 3 February 2015

• Welcome with military honours by Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, and Mrs Salma Kikwete
• One to one talks with the President of the United Republic of Tanzania, followed by a further meeting with the President and others
• Joint press conference
• Lunch with representatives of the business community, hosted by the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Republic of Tanzania
• Visit to the Lutheran Church of Dar es Salaam
• Talks with representatives of civil society
• State banquet in honour of the Federal President and Ms Schadt hosted by the President of the United Republic of Tanzania and Mrs Kikwete

Wednesday, 4 February 2015

• Breakfast with representatives of the parliament of the United Republic of Tanzania
• Transfer to Zanzibar: welcome with military honours by Ali Mohamed Shein, President of Zanzibar
• Talks with the President of Zanzibar
• Participation in a session of the Joint Committee of Religious Leaders for Peace and Tranquility in Zanzibar
• Meeting with German weltwärts volunteers
• Flight to Arusha

Thursday, 5 February 2015

• Talks with the President of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights
• Talks with the Secretary General of the East African Community (EAC)
• Speech by the Federal President to representatives of the EAC institutions and EAC civil society
• Flight to Seronera
• Tour of the Seronera visitors’ centre and symbolic hand over of the new anti poaching centre
• Flight to Arusha

Friday, 6 February 2015

• Flight to Berlin