Welcome to the German Embassy Dar es Salaam!

Karibu Sana!

Welcome to the homepage of the German Embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania!

In the following pages, the Embassy team is providing you with information, facts and figures, advice, application forms - and links to additional information if you are interested.

Suit yourself and feel free to share your comments or suggestions with us.

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) will become operational in 2009

Energy security, environmental protection and poverty alleviation are global challenges that can only be overcome by joint international efforts. Renewable energies play a key role in this context. Making greater use of them is crucial in view of climate change and limited conventional resources. With its initiative to establish an International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the German government has set itself the goal of accelerating the worldwide expansion of renewables.


OECD – Germany is one of the world's major aid donors

Germany is one of the world's major donors of development assistance, ranking second only to the USA. This marks excellent progress according to Federal Development Minister Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, but there is still a lot to be done if Germany is to meet the ambitious goals it has set itself.

German Political Foundations in Tanzania

For decades four political foundations affiliated with political parties in Germany have branch offices in Tanzania. They offer a variety of programmes to deepen democracy in Tanzania.

German Information Centre Pretoria brings Germany to Africa

Meet modern Germany, be informed and enjoy stories about Germany and Africa. The German Information Centre Pretoria (GIC) is online under www.germanyandafrica.diplo.de. To stay updated you can subscribe to the GIC RSS-feeds.

The Ambassador

Ambassador Dr. Guido Herz

 Dr. Guido Herz

Germany-South Africa: Let's stay Friends - From 2006 to 2010 and beyond

A new special website is dedicated to showcase the support Germany gives to football projects in South Africa. Germany and South Africa have enjoyed a close partnership for many years. With this in mind, it is no surprise that Germany and South Africa, as consecutive hosts of FIFA Football World Cups, also work closely together in this area.

The site, in English and German, also offers useful information to all visitors and international football fans about the event and its host country. The FIFA Football World Cup 2010  will show the world a new, more dynamic face of Africa.

Facts about Germany

cover "Facts about Germany"

Facts about Germany is a handbook for anyone seeking reliable and up-to-date information on the Federal Republic of Germany. It  provides facts and figures about the country and its people, the government system, social life, political groupings and trends, all the different sectors of industry and business, and the multifaceted face of culture in Germany and its 16 federal states. 

Fall of the Berlin Wall – 20 year anniversary

Young Germany

The fall of the Berlin Wall is an event that shaped modern history and changed the world. Young Germany looks at how it resonates into the present, and people it has touched. We meet an enterprising American who sells parts of the Berlin Wall, speak to a film directory about his prize-winning documentary on the Berlin Wall and find out what the Wall means to the generation born in 1989.

 

Germany - Land of Ideas

Germany - Land of Ideas

The automobile, the printing process, and the purity requirements for beer are inventions from Germany. However, did you also know that aspirin, the personal computer, and even MP3 were developed here?

Aktion Afrika

"Aktion Afrika" is the name of a programme with which Germany intends to further develop its partnership with Africa, starting this year. Germany will be investing a total of 20 million euros in cultural exchange projects and programmes in 2008 to ensure even closer cooperation with African countries in the future. With this initiative Germany is consolidating its political commitment to its neighbouring continent and demonstrating that Africa has a special role to play for Germany.

Germany for Kids

Wir wollen, dass Sie sicher reisen. Broschüre des Auswärtigen Amts

Find out how the kids/watoto in Germany live, what they like to do, how they pass the day at school....

German Bundesliga

Deutsche Flaggen Begeisterung

All the top news from the German Bundesliga at a glance: fixtures, results, clubs, players and much more.

 

2009 Calendar

From art and the media to design and lifestyle: the 2009 interactive calendar focuses on  Creativity in Germanyand offers a multifaceted view of the German creative economy.