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#MWANZA 11 – In case you were wondering why Mwanza is nicknamed "Rock City"...
November 2, 2026 at 5:55 PM
#MWANZA 13 and last – One final 360° panorama from the hills overlooking Mwanza! A fitting way to close this series on our mission to Tanzania's beautiful Rock City, on the shores of Lake Victoria. Thank you, Mwanza, for the warm welcome! Until next time!
November 2, 2026 at 6:37 PM
#MWANZA 3- At Butimba, one of AFD’s flagship projects in Tanzania, a €75M French loan, alongside EU and EIB funding, has helped bring safe drinking water from Lake Victoria to some 450,000 people in Mwanza and surrounding communities.
October 31, 2026 at 4:59 PM
#MWANZA 4- With EU Ambassador Jean-Marc Pisani, I met Dr Fatuma Mganga, Regional Administrative Secretary. The Regional Commissioner’s Office represents central government in Mwanza, coordinating public services, local authorities and development projects.
November 1, 2026 at 8:19 AM
#MWANZA 10 – Diplomatic missions: wake up at 4am for an early flight, visits until evening, yet hardly any walking as we're driven everywhere! Craving some exercise, my EU colleague Jean-Marc, his colleague Ulrich and I took a morning walk up a hill overlooking Mwanza.
November 2, 2026 at 5:33 PM
#MWANZA 1- Off to Mwanza with my EU colleague, Ambassador Jean-Marc Pisani! Tanzania’s second-largest city, on Lake Victoria, is a strategic hub linking Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. We’ll visit projects on water access, urban development and opportunities for youth.
October 31, 2026 at 3:30 PM
#MWANZA 6- Lake Victoria: Africa's largest lake and the world's second-largest freshwater lake by area (about 68,800 km²)! Nearly half lies in Tanzania, the rest in Uganda and Kenya. The lake is the main source of the White Nile. Mwanza sits on its southern shore.
November 1, 2026 at 2:09 PM
#MWANZA 12 – No girl should miss school because she can't afford sanitary pads. Meet Dr Iddah, founder of Fursa Pads! With EU support, her initiative makes affordable, reusable pads, tackling period poverty while creating jobs for young mothers.
November 2, 2026 at 6:24 PM
#MWANZA 7 – What a welcome at St. Augustine University! A packed auditorium, Maasai dancers and an enthusiastic audience for the EU Film Festival, bringing the Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF) to mainland Tanzania! A wonderful evening of cultural exchange. 1/2
November 2, 2026 at 1:10 PM
For Mwanza, Lake Victoria is far more than a stunning landscape: it sustains fishing, trade, transport and tourism, and supplies water to a fast-growing city. Shared by three countries, it is also a common responsibility: protecting its biodiversity and tackling pollution.
November 1, 2026 at 2:09 PM
#MWANZA 9 – At Mwaloni-Kirumba, the region’s largest fish wholesale market! 🐟 Through TASUFIP, AFD and the EU will support its renovation, helping modernise a vital hub for Lake Victoria’s fishing communities, local livelihoods and regional trade.
November 2, 2026 at 3:31 PM
#MWANZA 7 bis – What a welcome! Maasai dancers greeted us in a packed auditorium at St. Augustine University for "ZIFF Goes Mainland", bringing the Zanzibar International Film Festival to mainland Tanzania with the support of the EU and its Member States.
November 2, 2026 at 2:07 PM
#MWANZA 8 – Can tilapia farming create jobs while easing pressure on wild fish stocks in Lake Victoria? 🐟 The EU-funded SASA programme supports sustainable aquaculture through Enabel (Belgium) and FETA (Tanzania), combining livelihoods with care for the lake's ecosystem.
November 2, 2026 at 3:10 PM
#MWANZA 2- All projects we will visit in Mwanza are part of SASA, a €75M EU-funded #TeamEurope programme with France contributing through AFD. SASA means "now" in Kiswahili: better urban services, stronger resilience and more local jobs.
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October 31, 2026 at 4:26 PM
#MWANZA 5- At Mwanza City Council, we visited an EU-supported digital mapping system: drones have surveyed all 18 wards at under 10 cm resolution, while teams with tablets verify buildings and businesses on the ground. Over 100 local youth have been employed!
November 1, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Genomic characterization of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli isolates from patients in an orthopaedic ward in Mwanza, Tanzania https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42959011/
November 1, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Genomic characterization of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli isolates from patients in an orthopaedic ward in Mwanza, Tanzania https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42959011/
October 31, 2026 at 4:41 PM
EU Reaffirms Pledge to Support Sustainable Development During Ambassador's Mwanza Visit - European External Action Service (EEAS)
As part of his first field mission in Tanzania, the new EU Ambassador Jean-Marc Pisani visited Mwanza on 30-31 October to highlight the impact of Global Gateway investments supporting sustainable urban development, climate resilience, digital transformation and economic opportunities in one of Tanzania's fastest-growing cities. The mission showcased how the Team Europe approach — bringing together the European Union and its development partners Agence Française de Développement (AFD, France), Enabel (Belgium) and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) — is translating European investments into tangible benefits for citizens through improved infrastructure and public services, strengthened urban governance, support to innovation and entrepreneurship, and greater opportunities for women and young people. During the visit, Ambassador Pisani met the Team Europe partners working under the Green and Smart Cities SASA initiative, a EUR 75 million (TZS 224.72 billion) investment to support sustainable urban development in Mwanza, Tanga and Pemba. The programme combines European expertise and financing to strengthen urban governance, improve climate-resilient infrastructure, expand access to basic services and create opportunities for local businesses and communities. The visit also highlighted progress in strengthening water security and sanitation services around Lake Victoria. Ambassador Pisani visited the Lake Victoria Water and Sanitation Programme...
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November 3, 2026 at 9:58 PM
The Mwanza flat-headed rock agama also known as the Spider-Man agama, can't spin webs but can climb up vertical walls with ease

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October 26, 2026 at 10:23 AM
🇹🇿 In the week leading up to World Rabies Day, we supported our Tanzanian partner, LAZAWO, to vaccinate 3,446 dogs against rabies in the Misungwi District in Mwanza🐕. With your support, we can keep building on this success and work towards eliminating rabies in Tanzania.
November 4, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Tanzania: Study Warns Rising Drug-Resistant Infections Among Newborns

[Daily News] Mwanza -- NEWBORNS face a growing threat from severe infections that are increasingly difficult to treat beca…

https://www.vublox.com/posts/tanzania-study-warns-rising-drug-resistant-infections-among-newborns-3xsmwk
Tanzania: Study Warns Rising Drug-Resistant Infections Among Newborns
[Daily News] Mwanza -- NEWBORNS face a growing threat from severe infections that are increasingly difficult to treat because of bacteria resistant to multiple antibiotics, a study conducted at Bugand
www.vublox.com
October 29, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Tanzania: Study Warns Rising Drug-Resistant Infections Among Newborns

[Daily News] Mwanza -- NEWBORNS face a growing threat from severe infections that are increasingly difficult to treat beca…

https://www.vublox.com/posts/tanzania-study-warns-rising-drug-resistant-infections-among-newborns-3xsmwk
Tanzania: Study Warns Rising Drug-Resistant Infections Among Newborns
[Daily News] Mwanza -- NEWBORNS face a growing threat from severe infections that are increasingly difficult to treat because of bacteria resistant to multiple antibiotics, a study conducted at Bugand
www.vublox.com
October 29, 2026 at 10:48 AM