The Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) conducted a follow-up assessment visit on behalf of the Counter-Terrorism Committee to the United Republic of Tanzania from 19 to 23 August 2024.
The visiting delegation was led by Marc Porret, CTED Chief of Section for Africa, and consisted of CTED experts as well as experts from the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism; the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime; the International Maritime Organisation; and the United Nations Development Programme. Tanzania’s delegation was led by Ambassador Noel Kaganda, Director, Department of Multilateral Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation.
The visiting delegation met and held a constructive dialogue with a number of officials from various ministries and departments, including: the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation; the National Counter-Terrorism Center; the Ministry of Constitutional and Legal Affairs; the Tanzanian Police Force; the National Prosecution Service; the Financial Intelligence Unit; the Tanzanian Prisons Service; the Tanzanian Ports Authority; and the Refugee Service. The delegation also visited Julius Nyerere International Airport as well as Dar es Salaam port, to view aviation and maritime security measures in practice.
The follow-up visit enabled the delegation to assess progress made by Tanzania in adopting measures to implement Security Council resolution 1373 (2001) and other relevant Council resolutions. Country visits are one of the Counter-Terrorism Committee’s key channels to engage and conduct a constructive dialogue with Member States with a view to achieving effective implementation of the relevant counter-terrorism resolutions. The follow-up visit further enabled the delegation to assess the measures taken by Tanzania to implement the recommendations from the Counter-Terrorism Committee’s previous visit in 2006.
The human rights aspects of Tanzania’s counter-terrorism measures and the role of women in countering terrorism and violent extremism conducive to terrorism were also discussed. The delegation held separate meetings with the Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance, the Tanzania Shipping Agencies Corporation, the Southern African Development Cooperation (SADC) Regional Counter-Terrorism Center, and with representatives of civil society.
The visiting delegation commended Tanzania for the significant progress made since the Counter-Terrorism Committee’s previous visit, for its continued cooperation and for facilitating a constructive, in-depth dialogue between the visiting experts and their counterparts in Tanzania.