EU Ambassadors visited Northern Tanzania on 26 and 27 March. The Ambassadors of the EU, Belgium, Finland, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the High Commissioner of the UK visited mining operations and local authorities in Kahama (Shinyanga) and North Mara (Mara) and met regional authorities and stakeholders in Mwanza.
The ambassadors had discussions on the business environment and socio-economic developments in the areas that they visited. In the attached picture from left are Steve Kisakye (Corporate Community Relations Manager of African Barrick Gold), Ambassadors Sinikka Antilla (Finland), Lennarth Hjelmaker(Sweden), Filiberto Cerinani Sebregondi (EU), Ad Koekkoek (Netherlands), Dianna Melrose (UK), Koen Adam (Belgium), Fionnuala Gilsenan (Ireland) and Marcel Escure (France) together with Deo Mwanyika (Vice President African Barrick Gold).